Family reunification hinders integration, according to a study from Austria.
In Austria, only one in two women manages to master the language after five years.
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A new study published by the portal freilich-magazin.com, based on data from the Austrian Fund for Integration (ÖIF), has raised a delicate issue: The relatives of refugees arriving in Austria for family reunification face serious difficulties in integrating., especially during the first years of staying in the country.
The study concludes that People who arrive in Austria for family reunification learn German more slowly and have more difficulty accessing the labour market. that the refugees who had applied for asylum in Austria from the outset. For this reason, the Chancellor Christian Stocker has insisted on the need to to limit family reunification in order to to preserve the capacity of Austrian social services.
Women are the worst affected
According to the data analysed, The 70% of the relatives who arrive later are women., of which The 46% are adults and the 24% are children.. Among adult women, the unemployment rate is 34%, higher than the 30.1% for women who initially applied for asylum.
The language barriers are also more pronounced in this group: many They do not access the German courses., which limits their autonomy and integration. Only one in two He manages to master the language after five years.
The government defends its policy
The Minister for Integration, Claudia Plakolm (ÖVP), has considered that the results endorse her party's policy. According to her, An excess of people to integrate fosters parallel societies. and makes coexistence difficult: «Real social integration is no longer possible when the system is overloaded.», he has said.
For FPÖ It's a magic trick.
The FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria) has reacted forcefully. Its Secretary General, Michael Schnedlitz, has described the government's measures as «cheap trick» and has accused the ÖVP of to simulate a brake on family reunification while the underlying problem persists.
According to Schnedlitz, More than 250,000 migrants have arrived since 2020 under the umbrella of asylum., causing a Intolerable overcrowding in schools and public services. Therefore, the FPÖ is calling for a Immediate halt to massive and illegal immigration, considering that the current measures are entirely insufficient
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