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The United States has a long history of excluding foreigners on the basis of race and religion, and Americans always have been profoundly ambivalent about immigration. At times they have been comfortable with diversity and confident in their ability to assimilate newcomers, while at other times they have worried about national unity and frightened of foreigners almost to the point of paranoia. ...
+ Read moreThe issue of whether EU (labor) migration law respects the principle of gender equality as it is supposed to is so far understudied. This attempt of exposing some gender-related flaws in the EU migration law shortly discusses the gender-neutrality of the EU Blue Card Directive and the Seasonal Workers Directive as two examples of EU migration law. And, it is used as evidence that the EU asylum and migration law does indeed contain traces of gender-discrimination. ...
+ Read moreRecently we witnessed the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States of America. Given that he has no prior political experience, his election was for a long time considered unthinkable. And since he built his election campaign on xenophobic, racist and sexist language, many dreaded such an outcome. Immediately, questions were also raised about what Trump’s election means for international relations and whether it will boost other populist movements worldwide. ...
+ Read moreDie Schweiz ist eines der wenigen westlichen Länder, das kein umfassendes Anti-Diskriminierungsgesetz hat. Unter anderem im MIPEX Index wird auf diesen Umstand hingewiesen – und dass es keine Gleichstellungsbehörde gibt, die sich für potentielle Opfer von Diskriminierung einsetzt. Insgesamt landet die Schweiz auf dem viertletzten Platz von 38 Ländern, die MIPEX untersucht hat, mit nur 31 von 100 möglichen Punkten, gefolgt von der Türkei, Japan und Island. ...
+ Read moreTrumping over the US election campaign is also a visa dispute at the WTO. On trial stands a bill by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services to double application fees for H1-B visa. India brought its complaint before the WTO on March 2016, alleging that the US had breached its legally binding market access commitments. The US-India dispute could set a precedent if it were to confirm the WTO’s judicial competence over visa – traditionally considered a national prerogative. ...
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