D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration
2 years ago

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration

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The Netherlands needs to widen its debate on migration beyond a simple discussion of quotas or risk running into a Brexit-style dead end, D66 parliamentary group leader Jan Paternotte has warned. ‘Meanwhile you see Germany, which has a labour market that looks quite a lot like ours, saying: we actually need more labour migration.’ Paternotte said the debate focused too much on restricting numbers amid concerns about the increasing number of asylum seekers in the Netherlands, without considering the consequences of making work permits harder to obtain. Or if you want longer waiting lists in healthcare.’ D66 wants the rules preventing asylum seekers to be relaxed, both to ease the deficit in the labour market, where there are currently 1.2 vacancies for every job seeker, and to improve the integration and acceptance of refugees. How many people the Netherlands can afford to take in is less a question of raw numbers as an issue of how quickly people start contributing to society, Paternotte said.

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Dutch population must stay below 20 million, ministers say
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Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules
3 months ago

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

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D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration
2 years ago

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to widen its debate on migration beyond a simple discussion of quotas or risk running into a Brexit-style dead end, D66 parliamentary group leader Jan Paternotte has warned. ‘Meanwhile you see Germany, which has a labour market that looks quite a lot like ours, saying: we actually need more labour migration.’ Paternotte said the debate focused too …

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Housing minister calls for immigration curbs, current rate ‘could disrupt society’

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‘People who come here to work should be treated like the Dutch,’ says minister

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Notably fewer highly-skilled immigrants from outside of the EU in 2020
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Notably fewer highly-skilled immigrants from outside of the EU in 2020

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