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On Successfulness: How National Models of Integration Policies Shape Migrants’ Incorporation

On Successfulness: How National Models of Integration Policies Shape Migrants’ Incorporation

Autor: Remus Anghel

In Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Volume 10Issue 3, 2012, pp. 319-337.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15562948.2012.693337

This article investigates the relationship between national integration policy models and their outcomes. To evaluate this relationship in greater depth, I studied two typifying migrant groups: ethnic Germans from Romania who migrated legally to Germany—enjoying extensive rights and citizenship upon arrival—and Romanian migrants who migrated to Italy irregularly. Surprisingly, while Romanians in Italy tended to perceive their migration as successful, ethnic Germans migrating to Germany generally perceived a loss of status. Migrants’ reactions to various models of policies and the differences in their transnational practices provided the basis for my explanation of this puzzle.