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62 Immigration and diversity 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Immigration Think of three or four things you did recently, for example:   buying something  meeting someone  saying something   going to an event   giving advice   throwing something away Write a sentence saying how you feel now about each thing. Use expressions from 6a. Talk in pairs. Tell each other about the things you did recently and how you feel about them now. Ask questions to find out more. Example: A: I bought a new computer last month. I’m completely broke now, but I don’t regret it at all! B: Oh, right. What kind of computer is it? a SPEaKing 8 b c In pairs or small groups, read the extract from an article about immigration and talk about it. 1 Do you see immigration as a growing issue in Austria? Why? /Why not? 2 Which of the statements are relevant for Austria? Find examples and discuss. REading 9 The last few decades have seen a rapid growth in immigration almost everywhere in rich countries. The increasing movement of people from country to country   makes citizens fret about workplaces, wages, housing and cultural identity.   helps populist rabble-rousers to exploit voters’ fears.   makes governments tighten immigration laws.   inspires people traffickers to invent ever more irresponsible methods to smuggle people across borders. Read the first part of a report on immigration from the website of a European think tank and answer the following questions. 1 What are the reasons for people migrating? 2 What is the difference between emigration in the past and nowadays? 3 What factors are decisive for a successful integration of immigrants? 4 Why is it important to integrate the children and grandchildren of immigrants? 10 http://www.mobility.com Migration, immigration, emigration The majority of migrants are neither adventurers nor welfare scroungers or profiteers after economic gains; nor are they necessarily the poorest of the poor. The decision to emigrate and leave one’s home country and, often, one’s family, is not easy; it requires courage, desperation, or both. Most migration takes place within countries – from country to town, agriculture to industry – rather than between countries. International migrants – people who have lived outside their home countries for a year or more – account for no more than 3% of the world population. A much larger and faster growing group are those who move temporarily, either to study or work abroad or as tourists. Why do people move? Push and pull factors  People move in search of security and freedom, away from political or religious persecution, natural catastrophes, war or corruption. An example of this was the brain drain from Germany and Austria when Jewish scientists fled from persecuction in the 1930s.  They hope for better lives and chances for their children.  They seek economic gains. The wages paid for the same work in different parts of the world differ much more than the prices of goods, for example. The higher the income disparity between two countries or regions, the stronger the incentive to migrate. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv