Europe Opposition to immigration

1 europe

1.1 germany
1.2 spain
1.3 portugal
1.4 united kingdom

europe

opposition high levels of legal immigration has been associated right-wing parties in eu. issue flared european migrant crisis in 2015 large numbers of refugees middle east , africa making dangerous trips europe , many deaths en route. high levels of unemployment , partly unassimilated non-european immigrant populations within eu, parties opposed immigration have improved position in polls , elections. right-wing parties critical immigration have entered government in austria, denmark, italy, netherlands, norway, poland , slovakia, , have become major factors in english, swedish, german , french politics.

immigration 1 of central political issues in many european countries, , increasingly @ european union level. anti-immigration perspective predominantly nationalist, cultural , economic. new index measuring level of perceived threat immigrants has been proposed , applied data set covering 47 european countries , regions. results show malta , cyprus have strongest perception of socio-economic threat immigrants, followed austria, great britain (in particular england), northern ireland , hungary, , countries/regions weakest perception of threat armenia, sweden, romania , northern cyprus. european nationalists see unassimilated immigrants threatening historic cultures , violation of rights of land own peoples. fears compounded fact many immigrants in western europe poor, working class muslims middle east , northern africa. prominent european opponents of immigration include jean-marie le pen, thilo sarrazin, fjordman, late jörg haider , assassinated pim fortuyn. in france, national front opposes immigration. in 1988 elections, 75% of supporters of leader jean-marie le pen believed france has many immigrants (as opposed 35% of voters.)

germany

spain

a january 2004 survey spanish newspaper el país showed majority of spaniards believe immigration high. small neo-fascist parties, such movimiento social español, openly campaign using nationalist or anti-immigrant rhetoric other small far-right parties such national democracy (spain) , españa 2000. these parties have never won national or regional parliamentary seats. more government has recognized positive economic contributions of immigration , has provided permanent channels social integration of illegal immigrants.

portugal

portugal had little immigration until sudden influx in 1970s, ex-colonists returned. today there lisbon-born africans. rural areas have begun see many new arrivals. country has 1 far-right party supports curbs in immigration. resident of portuguese-speaking country free live , work in portugal, , vice versa. in recent years, growth of portuguese far-right national renewal party , known pnr, has targeted immigration , ethnic minorities issues after years of growing support—0.09% 4,712 2002, 0.16% 9,374 2005, 0.20% 11,503 2009, 0.31% 17,548 2011—managed 0.50% 27,269 of electorate in 2015

united kingdom

in uk british national party made opposition immigration 1 of central policies in 2010 general election. anti-mass-immigration party, ukip, have proposed setting migration control commission, tasked bringing down net migration. conservative party pledged bring immigration eu , rest of world down tens of thousands , range of welfare restrictions , housing restrictions.

the vote uk leave eu successful in britain, number of commentators suggesting populist concern on immigration eu major feature of public debate. british prime minister david cameron resigned on vote. in 2006, cameron dismissed ukip supporters fruitcakes, loonies , closet racists, though later conceded hold vote on leaving eu, due in part conservative party losing votes ukip.

the current prime minister theresa may introduced immigration skills charge in april 2017, on companies employ skilled non-eu immigrants, of £1000 per immigrant employee; small or charitable organizations pay reduced amount of £364. money used fund apprenticeships , skills training people uk , eu. in 2017 uk general election manifesto, prime minister promised double immigration skills charge £2000 per employee, if re-elected. eu law prevents charge being applied in relation immigrants eu (or limiting apprenticeships people uk); prime minister has promised after brexit there restrictions on migration eu.