l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 he anti-immigration class across Europe has found many new adherents as of
late, especially in the most economically devastated countries, like Greece
and Italy. But now these Europeans might themselves become the unwelcome
migrants, at least in Switzerland.
Sara Miller Llana
As I happened to be standing in the most intolerable immigration line that I
've ever faced – more on that later – I read on my Twitter account that
the Swiss government on Wednesday announced a new policy to cap residence
permits for all of Western Europe. Switzerland, which is not part of the EU
but joined the Schengen bloc that allows freedom of movement of people
across European borders, says that it is being overwhelmed by arrivals from
across the continent, to the tune of 80,000 people each year.
So it is invoking a “safeguard clause” it negotiated during the 1999
Schengen treaty talk, which it already implemented for eight Central and
Eastern European states. Now, as of May 1, residence permits for the
citizens of 17 older EU states, from Germany to Spain, will be capped at 53,
700 for a year.
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According to the EU Observer, the Swiss said that the million-plus EU
residents who live in the country have "had a positive impact … in
particular in terms of consumer spending and on the construction industry,"
but that restrictions are “needed to make immigration more acceptable to
society.”
The move drew immediate criticism from Brussels. ''The measures disregard
the great benefits that the free movement of persons brings to the citizens
of both Switzerland and the EU,” Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief,
said in a statement.
Is this a new manifestation of intolerance in Europe? The levels of
resentment continent-wide against the migrants from Africa and the Middle
East are already clearly documented, but in the midst of crisis, is Europe
even excluding Europe? And what does that mean for identity and equality
moving forward?
The possibility of a new, intra-European divide struck a chord for me, as I
experienced my own "us vs. them" moment in France today.
Well, more than a moment. Eight hours, in fact.
That's how long I waited in a Paris prefecture along with Moroccans,
Romanians, Malians, Senegalese, Tunisians, and Peruvians – most of us, like
me, there only to get information about what we needed to have with us,
only to return and stand in line again.
I got to know my fellow immigrants well as we stood outside. Some around me
had been in this line before, but were told they were missing a translation,
a photocopy, or any of myriad document requirements that are not posted in
their totality anywhere on the Internet – or even on the wall of the
prefecture where we line up – but rather seem to be, at least from my
informal surveys today, requested at the whim of whichever officer is behind
the desk. One woman was told to bring back her CV.
Some of my linemates felt the French immigration officials were being
deliberately obstructionist.
“They don’t want us to get the carte de sejour,” said the Malian,
referring to the permission that allows foreigners to reside in France (and,
with it, the right to tap into the country’s amazing social security
system).
“They do everything they can to hold us back,” said the Romanian, who was
on her third trip here – and the third day lost on her job as a cleaning
woman. Today, she was told that the pay stub she brought didn’t have the
minimum number of hours on it, so she needed to bring in another stub.
Another lost day of productivity for this poor woman.
Regardless of the motivations, one can see the "us vs. them" motif very
clearly at the prefecture. On the one side, masses desperate to get in, and
feeling unwelcome all the while. And on the other side of the glass wall, a
society wanting to protect a social system that is replicated in few other
places in the world.
By the end of the day in the unforgiving sun, some people were clearly
losing their cool, me among them. (I, an American, was more indignant about
the inefficiency than most, which makes me wonder if that’s a nationality
trait, but that's a subject for another time.)
“But this can’t be!” I kept saying. “How can people waste an entire day
in a line – and for nothing! Just to come back and stand in the line again?”
“Welcome to France,” said the Malian, smiling. | d*****u
发帖数: 17243 | 2 几年前苏黎世就已经是20%多的德国人了
当地怨声载道
东欧和土耳其啥的更不用说
Greece
I
EU
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: he anti-immigration class across Europe has found many new adherents as of
: late, especially in the most economically devastated countries, like Greece
: and Italy. But now these Europeans might themselves become the unwelcome
: migrants, at least in Switzerland.
: Sara Miller Llana
: As I happened to be standing in the most intolerable immigration line that I
: 've ever faced – more on that later – I read on my Twitter account that
: the Swiss government on Wednesday announced a new policy to cap residence
: permits for all of Western Europe. Switzerland, which is not part of the EU
: but joined the Schengen bloc that allows freedom of movement of people
| b*******n
发帖数: 8420 | 3 瑞士本来就是一半说法语的，一半说德语的吧
【在 d*****u 的大作中提到】
: 几年前苏黎世就已经是20%多的德国人了
: 当地怨声载道
: 东欧和土耳其啥的更不用说
:
: Greece
: I
: EU
| l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 4 不是,1/3德语,1/3法语,1/3意大利语.
德国人多来其实没有问题,假设是纯正的德国人.
因为瑞士真正做的好的area就是德语区的瑞士人. 意大利区很烂的.
【在 b*******n 的大作中提到】
: 瑞士本来就是一半说法语的，一半说德语的吧
| c*****g
发帖数: 21627 | 5 法语区，比如日内瓦，治安也由于法国绿化滥了不少
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: 不是,1/3德语,1/3法语,1/3意大利语.
: 德国人多来其实没有问题,假设是纯正的德国人.
: 因为瑞士真正做的好的area就是德语区的瑞士人. 意大利区很烂的.
| r******g
发帖数: 4002 | 6 在纽约，碰到的生意人，犹太人和意大利人最烂。
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: 不是,1/3德语,1/3法语,1/3意大利语.
: 德国人多来其实没有问题,假设是纯正的德国人.
: 因为瑞士真正做的好的area就是德语区的瑞士人. 意大利区很烂的.
| d*****u
发帖数: 17243 | 7 德国工资比瑞士低很多
比如码工，瑞士是湾区的行情，德国是Iowa的行情
而且瑞士税很低，比如月薪1万的，到手的现金能有7500以上
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: 不是,1/3德语,1/3法语,1/3意大利语.
: 德国人多来其实没有问题,假设是纯正的德国人.
: 因为瑞士真正做的好的area就是德语区的瑞士人. 意大利区很烂的.
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