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Back to the Future: Trump’s Executive Orders on Migration and Refugees

05.05.2017 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

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. ...

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“I Want My Entry Tickets Back!”

28.04.2017 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

The Swiss experience is very instructive for the role of the free movement of persons in the upcoming Brexit negotiations. It is much easier to grasp the importance of migration in these negotiations if the control over somebody’s migration is understood as a valuable right. Brexit is the attempt to take back these rights from the European citizens without any compensation in turn. Most probably, that will not work out. ...

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Artificial Intelligence and Big Data – An Uncharted Territory for Migration Studies?

11.04.2017 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

The technological advances in machine learning, big data, and artificial intelligence – for a long time confined to the realm of science fiction – are increasingly entering our daily lives. By scientifically predicting future migration patterns, changing the underlying economics of migration, facilitating legal procedures, and upgrading risk profiling and border protection, they are also highly relevant to the field of migration and mobility. ...

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Europäischer Gerichtshof: Keine humanitären Visa für Flüchtlinge

06.04.2017 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

Die Schweiz stellt humanitäre Visa für Flüchtlinge aus. Nun hat der Europäische Gerichtshof EuGH mit seinem Urteil «X und X gegen Belgien» entschieden, dass die Ausstellung von Schengen Visa für die legale (und sichere) Einreise in die EU rechtswidrig ist. Anderer Auffassung war der Generalanwalt Paolo Mengozzi, der eine gegenläufige Interpretation der Rechtslage forderte. ...

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