Aleksandar Kitanovski

Positive and negative effects of mass illegal Immigration in EU Aleksandar Kitanovski

Mass non-European immigration to the EU is a process that has shaped and continues to shape Europe's demographic development as well as Europe's societies. Started with little public debate it has become a part of Europeans everyday life. Some member-states have been a more preferred destination to others due to various reasons. These might be simply a historical consequence of previous experience with certain countries, ex-colonies for example, or simply economic, language, social and even cultural reasons. Although immigration occurred due to necessity after the end of World War II and immigrants helped to restore the "glory" of Europe, with time they have become an integral part of it and political as well as social debate has emerged as to whether this need for immigrant workforce did not trigger a process that can no longer be reversed. Recent surveys suggest the majority of Europeans consider that there are "too many immigrants".