Read the report again. Talk about the highlighted terms and expressions and try to explain them in your own words. Look them up in a dictionary to check your explanations. Put together a wordlist, adding sample sentences and German equivalents if necessary. Talk together. Can you think of advantages and disadvantages that immigration entails for both sending and receiving countries? Work in A/B pairs. A, read the second part of the report on immigration on this page. Complete the text with the words below, then make a list of challenges and benefits for receiving countries. B, read and complete the third part of the report on p. 206. List the challenges and benefits for sending countries. Language focus Migration 7 a b c asylum legal native student receiving demographic immigrants illegally RECEIVING COUNTRIES All over the world citizens’ attitudes towards newcomers have become less welcoming partly due to the growth of terrorism and the increasing number of refugees due to long-lasting conflicts like the war in Syria. Among the challenges for (1) countries is the issue of managing the influx of migrants, e.g. by deciding how many would-be-immigrants to admit and which ones; Canada, for example, admits (2) on the basis of points awarded for education, skills, language and youth. Another issue is the integration of potential immigrants. Among (3) immigrants, people seeking permanent employment make up a minority; the biggest group is relatives of people already in the country; another way of legal entry is (4) claims or coming to a country on a student visa. However, in an atmosphere of restrictive immigration policies, many people see no other way than to come (5) by overstaying their tourist or (6) visa, by crossing borders illegally or by using the services of professional people traffickers. While there is disagreement among experts about immigrants’ contribution to or strain on a country’s government funds, there is no doubt about their positive impact on a country’s age structure. Considering the (7) developments in industrialised countries – a lot of which will face declining populations by 2050 – immigration is a way of buying youth. As for job losses among the (8) population, the only group whose jobs immigration seems to affect, is the low-skilled. Quite often immigrants tend to compete on the job market with other immigrants who came before, whilst they complement rather than substitute native-born workers. Compare and discuss your lists. Explain the new vocabulary to your partner. Then try to think of some more benefits or challenges together. On mobility.com you came across the following blog post. Do you agree? Write a blog comment (around 250 words) in reply. Use as many new words on immigration as you can. 1 Writing guide: Blog comment, p. 196. d Writing 8 a Dr J. Warren, Liverpool | 12 November Economic experts maintain that immigration is here to stay despite pandemics and ever harsher regulations. The increasing mobility of people is part of our globalised world and economy. Immigration is simply a question of supply and demand. As long as the rich world creates jobs, workers from poor countries will keep pouring in to fill them and immigration makes economic sense. Due to ageing populations and a sinking birthrate in advanced economies, immigration is increasingly becoming an economic necessity. Moreover, well-qualified immigrants are the quickest and easiest way to fill the skills-gap. Reply Work in pairs. Compare and correct your texts and write a new blog comment together. b 12 Language skills Extras Explore 1 Immigration, diversity and inclusion Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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