The Challenge of Migration in a Janus-Faced Europe

Abstract

[...]non-naturalized migrants have limited rights, mostly civil and social, but not political ones. Another route to combat discrimination against migrants is to promote equal opportunities in the workplace. Since the turn of the century, economic migration has been highly relevant on European public agenda and states started to manage it proactively and selectively. [...]country nationals' unemployment rate, especially for family members and refugees, is caused by their difficult access to the labor market, due to their low employability, such as lack of linguistic competences, and also poor opportunity structure, because of the stereotype that they are suited for the migrant jobs. [...]the condition of being a migrant - indicated by ethnic or racial markers - can produce a different treatment towards them.