Friday, January 20, 2006

[Netherlands] Dutch Closer to Immigrant Admissions Test / Washington Post, 19 Jan 2006

http://digbig.com/4ganc
"The test is primarily a language test, but it will also test familiarity with basic aspects of Dutch culture. Many Turkish and Moroccan immigrants feel unfairly targeted by this and other recent measures by the center-right governing coalition, which was elected on an anti-crime, anti-immigration platform. Anti-immigration steps include the ongoing deportation of 26,000 illegal immigrants, the interning of asylum-seekers at prison camps while they apply and raising visa and work permit fees by hundreds of euros."