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Switzerland has long failed to recognize the fact that it is a country of immigration. Most immigrants come from the neighboring countries of Italy and Germany.

Die nach langem Ringen erreichte Einigung auf eine Reform des europäischen Asylsystems hat die Debatten um die Migration nicht verdrängt – auch nicht aus den Kommentarspalten der europäischen Presse.

Australia’s and New Zealand’s history has been interwoven with immigration: of aboriginal Australians and Māori, European settlers and, more recently, of people from Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Poland is one of the main destination countries of Ukrainian refugees. But even before Russia’s full-fledged war against Ukraine, Ukrainians were by far the largest immigrant group in Poland.

Costa Rica is a top destination in Latin America for economic and humanitarian migrants. It is also an important transit country for irregularized migrants travelling overland towards the USA.

Looking at post-war immigration narratives reveals that immigration is a controversial issue in the United Kingdom, which contributed to the end of free movement schemes – today and 40 years ago.