Popular myths about migrant workers Bashny.Net

At present, quite often in the Russian society condemned the topic of migrant workers and ethnic conflicts. The fight against "foreign" seemingly unites us all. Migrants are accused of almost all the deadly sins, and now and then offered a variety of measures to reduce to the plant, to drive, and so on. Therefore, with some myths about these people just do not think, and a very good reason.




Russia is full of immigrants: it is - the second in the world in the number of migrants after the United States.

Technically, this is true: according to a report of the Department of the population of the Department of Social and Economic Affairs of the United Nations for 2013, in the United States are living 45, 8 million people born outside the country, in Russia - 11 million. But the level of immigration is much more correct to assess not in absolute terms, as as a percentage of the population. The Russian immigrants make up 7, 7% of the population. For comparison, in the United Arab Emirates - 83, 7%; in Australia - 27, 7%; Kazakhstan - 21, 1%; Ireland - 15, 9%; US - 14, 3%. Can you talk about the dominance of immigrants in our country? In terms of the United Nations statistics - you can not.



Migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus come to Russia, because it is enough for them to buy a ticket. The introduction of visas for citizens of Central Asian and Caucasus countries will reduce the flow of migrants.

Of course not. The US visa regime with Mexico, and that he gives? In the United States in 2012, according to Pew Research, there were 11, 7 million illegal migrants, and 52% of them were Mexicans. This is despite the hard border regime, patrols, fighting criminal organizations that supply illegal immigrants to America across the border. Those Mexicans are without a visa to come to Britain and live there for six months, but in the UK there is no problem with Mexican immigrants (where the local population rather irritating Pakistanis, Balts and Poles, migrants absolutely legal). Illegals go in a relatively rich country, which is geographically closer to them, but not in those where there is no visa regime. Tajiks who work at home nowhere and nothing to live on, will not go to America after the introduction of Russian visas. They will continue their way to Russia. If it will have to overcome more difficulties - well, means will have.



On illegal immigration, it is necessary to actively fight, and legal - that's no problem.

In 2009, under the auspices of the European Commission completed a major research project Clandestino, designed to assess the scale of illegal migration. Researchers turned out that in 2008, 27 EU Member States lived up to 3, 8 million illegal migrants, 0, 77% of the total population. The population of the European countries, more active voice for the anti-immigrant party (they are perfectly made in the recent elections in Austria and Norway, for example), irritate mostly legal migrants, which is much more - according to the UN, about 60 million (and about 20, 7 million people live in Europe, with passports from countries outside the EU). In 2011, according to the Eurobarometer, 46% of Europeans believe that the EU should not encourage labor immigration from outside to deal with demographic challenges and distortions of the labor market, while 42% thought it should be. According to a representative survey conducted by British politician and philanthropist Lord Ashcroft This year, 16% of the population of the United Kingdom hate all immigrants, regardless of status. It's just everyday xenophobia.



Among migrants, including domestic, there are (for example, Caucasians) who themselves their defiance provoked the hatred of the local.

The attitude of the local population towards immigrants subject to a well-studied general laws. Here - a study based on data from 21 European countries and Israel. The ethnic composition of immigrants everywhere different. But all the poorer, less educated than the "local", the greater his sense of ethnic threat. There is an interesting observation: the higher the level of unemployment among immigrants, the more they are perceived as a threat. It's not just about the cultural level of xenophobia, but also about the competition: immigrants applying for low-skilled and low-paid jobs or benefits, more annoying those concerned. As a result, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, Nigerians, Pakistanis do not like the same social group for the same reasons. Nationality has nothing to do with it.



Immigrants commit more crimes than local people.

Russian statistics show nothing of the sort. According to the Interior Ministry since the beginning of this year, registered in Russia 1, 67 million crimes, of which 36 100 foreigners have made. This is about 2% of the total. It is clear that nationalist offer count and crimes committed by naturalized citizens of the Russian Federation, and Caucasians, who, so to speak, "the original" citizens. Then perhaps it makes sense to look at Moscow Statistics: in 2011 in the capital committed 173,000 crimes are out of town - 23 000 or foreigners - 9000. That is only a fraction of "non-native" had 24% of crimes. But first, in Moscow, and the proportion of immigrants is particularly high: according to the calculations of the Institute of Demography of HSE in the last 8 years, the population of Moscow increased due to migration, internal and external, to 1, 28 million people (11% of the current population of the capital, according to Census). And secondly, in Moscow, millions of "non-local", that do not live here, and come, for example, from the area and neighboring regions. Among these people - and "touring" thieves and bandits. How could they not go here: here and the money and the crowds. "Tension," a high proportion of "ethnic" Crime can only be if you really want.



Immigrants take jobs, which could qualify local.

American lobbying organization Immigration Works, bringing together employers, who benefit from hiring foreign employees, this year published a report according to which the low-skilled immigrants and their alleged "competitors" -amerikantsy claim completely different jobs. Lobbyists used the official data of the Ministry of Labour so that the report is quite possible to believe. In transport, for example, on low-skilled works employed more born in America, and in construction - immigrants; in offices - Americans, and in restaurants - visitors; Healthcare services - local, in agriculture - "them." We have, if you look closely, you can see the same picture. Migrants use at work is not just low-skilled, but requires the most physical effort and endurance. The local - on a "clean".

List myths could go on, but enough has already been questioned to formulate a general conclusion. Russia has only recently faced a large-scale immigration, and think about it, explore it is just beginning. And to study the experience of others - are lazy and do not like. Meanwhile, our, Russian painting in general is similar to European and American. "There" all this has passed. And some of the problems to solve and could not - perhaps because it was useless to even try: that's life in relatively wealthy countries, by definition attractive to residents of the relatively poor. To stop or at least slow down the influx of migrants, Russia should stop pumping oil and gas.



Source: www.forbes.ru