Netherlands & Migration

Netherlands is a country shaped by immigration. Historically speaking, what are different categories of migrants in the country?

• Colonial migrants

• Labor migrants

• Refugees and asylum seekers

• Family migrants

A key turning point in Dutch immigration policies was

• end of the Cold War

• the 1973 oil crisis

• 9/11

• Arab Spring

"The Netherlands has been a pioneer in Europe in terms of the development of ..... programs for newcomers, which inspired development of similar programs in other European countries, signaling the ‘horizontal’ travel of policy ideas between European countries." What comes ... ?

• civic integration

• assimilation

• citizenship

• asylum

Did the Dutch government imposed transitional controls on migration from new EU member states after 2004?

• Yes

• No

True or False: "The Dutch government made controlling and limiting refugee flows to Europe a key item of its EU and

international policies."

• True

• False

True or False: "One striking aspect of the Dutch context was the role played by experts, such as academics, in policy development, which can be seen as a sign both of the attempt to depoliticize the issue and also as a reflection of a view that science and evidence could be a better base for policy than partisan politics."

• True

• False

True or False: "Until well into the 1990s, the Netherlands was known for its multiculturalism while also playing a key role in the Europeanization of asylum and migration policies by providing a model for EU anti-discrimination

policies and a ‘civic integration’ template."

• True

• False

True or False: "The Dutch government is now struggling with the effects of EU regulations that it advocated, including the Family Reunification Directive."

• True

• False

True or False: "The Netherlands is struggling with the consequences of freedom of movement within the EU after the accession of a number of CEE countries, most notably from Poland."

• True

• False

True or False: "Behind the façade of politicization of immigration and immigrant integration in the national political arena, the competencies of national government in these areas have actually increased dramatically."

• True

• False