http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/germany-immigration-transition
https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/28347/umfrage/zuwanderung-nach-deutschland/
http://www.bpb.de/nachschlagen/zahlen-und-fakten/soziale-situation-in-deutschland/61646/migrationshintergrund-i
1. 1st January 2005: Emigration law („Law for regulating and limiting immigration and regulating the residence and integration of Union citizenz and foreigners“)
2006: lowest difference between immigration and emigration since 1984
2008-2009: more emigrants than immigrants
2015: immigration wave
Most common countries of origin:
Syria: Civil War with many fronts
Afghanistan: the communist party carried out a coup(1978)
→ war
Iraq: USA, Great Britain and allied states attack Iraq (Suspect of existence of weapons of mass destruction)
Eritrea: national service (compulsory labour for army and government)
Iran: war
Somalia: famine
Nigeria: battles between government and Boko Haram (islamistic terrorist group)
Reasons for emmigration wave 2015:
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The business with the refugees grows (migrant smuggler)
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The neighbouring countries do nothing
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Germany is a promise for prosperity
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violent conflicts and no prospect for improvement
consequences:
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economic efficiency increases a bit
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more workplaces get filled, but many immigrants have no qualifications to get a job→ number of unemployed people increases
Why do people immigrate to Germany?
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Possibility to get a work place
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Possibility of a longer residence
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german virtues e.g. cleanness, neatness, punctuality
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religious freedom and tolerance
sources: www.bamf.de; www.wikipedia.org; www.zeit.de; www.spiegel.de;
https://www.google.de/search?q=zuwanderung+in+europa++von+2005+bis+2017&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjihbbOsPvTAhWPalAKHQ2rBS0Q_AUICygC&biw=1366&bih=635#imgrc=Fgiq1R5l4ZBCKM:
