CES: Opening the door? Immigration and integration in the EU

Integration policy recommendations:
In developing integration policies for immigrants, Member States should draw on the experiences of countries that score highly on the Migrant Integration Policy Index.
The EU should work with Member States to increase the employment rate of legal immigrants in accordance with a vision for humanity that seeks to enable each person, regardless of ethnic or religious roots, to be a productive and valuable part of the community.
Member States should increase efforts to implement EU legislation on preventing racial discrimination in the work-place and providing equal access to services.
Education for immigrants must be tackled, including the issues of educational attainment, leaving school early and language proficiency.
The problem of second- and third-generation immigrants, who often feel alienated from society, must also be addressed.
Member States should, in collaboration with the EU, continue discussing national citizenship for third-country immigrants.
Member States, political parties and the EU need to work to improve the political representation of immigrants in parties, governments, parliaments, and regional and local councils...Read more