Integrating refugees

Abstract

"In this Statement, the IAB is commenting on the draft of the ruling coalition of the CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) and the SPD (Social Democratic Party) concerning an integration law (printed parliamentary document 18/8615) as well as on the motion 'Supporting refugees in finding work, promoting integration and combatting wage dumping' ('Flüchtlinge auf dem Weg in Arbeit unterstützen, Integration befördern und Lohndumping bekämpfen') of the parliamentary party Die Linke (The Left) (printed parliamentary document 18/6644) and on the two motions 'Labour market policy for refugees - practical support from the beginning' ('Arbeitsmarktpolitik für Flüchtlinge - Praxisnahe Förderung von Anfang an') (printed parliamentary document 18/7653) and 'Integration is live democracy and strengthens social cohesion' ('Integration ist gelebte Demokratie und stärkt den sozialen Zusammenhalt') (printed parliamentary document 18/7651) of the parliamentary group Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Alliance 90/The Greens). The integration of refugees demands a systematic, comprehensive approach which encompasses the Federal Government, the Federal States and local authorities, public institutions such as the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and the Federal Employment Agency, schools and universities and, not least, strong commitment from volunteers and civil society organisations. It will not be achieved through an integration law alone. The motions of the parliamentary groups Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and Die Linke also make this point. Before the individual provisions of the integration law are dealt with, this Statement will first outline from the perspective integration of persons who have fled from their home countries and are now in Germany; from these, the criteria will then be derived through which the individual provisions of the draft integration law of the coalition groups CDU/CSU and SPD can be evaluated. The individual measures will be weighed up critically against the back-ground of the evidence available to the IAB." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Brücker, H., Möller, J. & Wolff, J. (2016): Integration von Geflüchteten. Öffentliche Anhörung von Sachverständigen vor dem Ausschuss für Arbeit und Soziales des Deutschen Bundestags am 20. Juni 2016. (IAB-Stellungnahme 04/2016), Nürnberg, 25 p.