Thank you
@TheEconomist
for highlighting our research on the use of carrots and sticks in
#migration
cooperation, aka
#conditionality
. A short thread🧵on what we found and why it matters. 1/8
#Job
alert 🚨! Our Migration Program
@dgapev
is growing, so we are hiring 3 new colleagues to support our projects on the external dimension of
#migration
policy, and on the
#reintegration
of
#return
migrants. Deadlines 6/13 Feb, EN/DE required. Details👉
How does the
#coronavirus
crisis affect
#migration
issues now and in the future? There is a lot of info out there, but what is worth your time? We
@dgapev
have done the research. Here’s a quick overview of useful material published so far. A thread 👇 /1
An hour ago, four German ministers announced the details of a new
#Immigration
law that will make it easier for skilled workers to come to Germany 🇩🇪. So what did they say and what can you expect? A quick thread 🧵
@dgapev
@fair_migration
@JasperTjaden
Dear 🇺🇸 giving up on democracy bc
#Trump
declared a silly victory: Do not despair! 🇩🇪 has precedent: After
#Merkel
won the 2005 election, her predecessor claimed he would continue to lead the country regardless. Today he sucks up to Russia. She still runs the show.
#poeticjustice
The economic and moral reasons for protecting
#DACA
are important, but the national security implications are as essential. Read this from
@natsecaction
about why so many of us in the field view protecting Dreamers as a security imperative.
#HomeIsHere
1/
How to talk about
#migration
in
#Africa
? Ahead of next month’s EU-AU summit,
@alia_fakhry
and I analyze trends in African migration policies and put forward 6 recommendations to 🇩🇪 and 🇪🇺 policymakers. A thread🧵 1/15
@MercatorDE
@dgapev
Last night, I spoke in
@tagesthemen
about the
#migrant
camp
#KaraTepe
on
#Lesvos
. The take-away: If used right, camps are a good standard policy tool - but we let people linger in sub-standard conditions, and for too long. Here's the clip👉 🙏to
@MillerAnj
Embargo is over! So what's in the report on
#RootCauses
of Forced
#Displacement
and Irregular
#Migration
that was just published by Germany's expert commission? A few hints in a thread... 1/16
Interested in
#migration
,
#asylum
, and
#refugee
research? Experience with think tank and/or policy work? Fluent in English & German? If so, consider joining our Migration Program
@dgapev
as an Associate Researcher.
#hiring
👉
One of the reasons why working
@dgapev
is so great: when your colleague had to pick up her sick child from kindergarten, but has a super important meeting which she really cannot cancel, your colleagues simply take over.
#ittakesavillage
#familyfriendlythinktank
.
Wow. I just found this 2004 book and now wonder what Germans were thinking when they said „Yep, that’s decent cover art for a 🇩🇪
#migration
book!“🤭 😂 Just goes to show: Look at how far we have come, and have faith in how far we can go.
#migrationismorethand
öner
#FlashbackFriday
Genius. A must-read if you want to understand (and laugh about) how Germans’ national obsession with opening windows and airing rooms might help against
#Covid
. Bonus points for the
@guardian
for showcasing words like “Stoßlüften“. 👏 😉
Join us! We, the members of the Expert Commission on Root Causes of Forced and Irregular Migration, will bring our recommendations to the🇩🇪govt, Bundestag, and the public this Tue 18 May, 5pm CET. 👉Link to live stream
#Fluchtursachen
#15Weichenstellungen
Die Fachkommission
#Fluchtursachen
stellt ihren Bericht mit Empfehlungen zur Minderung der Ursachen von Flucht und irregulärer Migration vor.
#15Weichenstellungen
⏰ 18. Mai, 17:00 live auf
Fragen können hier eingereicht werden:
Schmuddelthemen
#R
ückkehr und
#Abschiebungen
? In unserer neuen
@dgapev
#Analyse
zeigen
@monalouuuu
und ich, was alles in Deutschlands🇩🇪Rückkehrpolitik falsch läuft und machen 10 Vorschläge, wie wir sie besser machen können. Ein Thread /1 👉
Europas Salami-Taktik: Wie wir das Recht auf
#Asyl
beschneiden und warum der Neue Pakt für
#Migration
kaum echte Lösungen bringen wird. Unsere Meinung in der heutigen
@welt
. 👉
Why I have few illusions about the🇪🇺
#NewPact
for Migration & Asylum. The much called-for “European solution” is out of reach. We need a coalition of Member States to step up instead. Not ad-hoc, but formalized. Watch 👀
#BerlinDirekt
on
@ZDF
👉 Minute 4:25
My 3am activity: chatting with
@schausten
about the🇺🇸
#Elections2020
. If only the results looked less drab, I would go to sleep with fewer worries. Thanks to the
@ZDF
team for doing an impressive job - highly professional, friendly, & a solid
#Corona
hygiene concept. 👏
This is smart: A state government in 🇩🇪 is actively trying to switch 10k Afghans from deferred deportation into a legal status. Regularization attempts like this are exactly what we need (wrote about this here ). Worth watching👇
An actual in-person panel with the head of
#return
policy at 🇩🇪 Interior Ministry
@BMI_Bund
, this morning at
@dgapev
. Makes me reminiscent of the time BC (aka Before Corona), and hopeful we will get there again in time. Thanks to all our online panelists and participants! 🙏
Curious about
#Frontex
? Join our conversation with
@Frontex
Director Fabrice Leggeri,
@BMI_Bund
Deputy Minister Stephan Mayer, and MP Luise Amtsberg
@GrueneBundestag
this Wed, 5 May, at 8am CET. Caveat: German language only. Register here 👉
6 Minuten Gespräch mit
@Ingo_Zamperoni
in den
@tagesthemen
zu den Beschlüssen des
#Migrationsgipfels
: Nicht historisch, sondern ein Kompromiss mit ein paar Neuerungen (Pauschale pro Person, Leistungskürzungen).
Recommended: A comprehensive and balanced story in this week's
@nybooks
about
#integration
of migrants and refugees in Germany after the 2015 influx. Thanks
@thomasmaxrogers
for the conversation, for highlighting both the good and the bad, and for... 1/2
#Migration
. New
@dgapev
core theme.
Our work on the topic is not done solely by our migration program but flows from all of our thematic areas and research programs.
📖
@VRietig
on the dispute over unauthorized migrants:
He burst my bubble of unfounded migration beliefs many times. His rainbow edits could make (or destroy) my day. And he taught me how to get the good stuff at a Greek restaurant. Thank you, Demetri. RIP.
Good news on employment: 5 years after arrival, half of protection seekers are in jobs. But, unsurprisingly, the
#gender
gap is huge: women are only half as likely to work as men. 2/12 Source:
@iab_news
...asylum-seekers to find alternative ways into German society. As the numbers grow, the dilemma worsens." Take note
@BMI_Bund
@AuswaertigesAmt
@BK_Amt
: This legal limbo problem is not going to go away. We need pragmatic solutions. Here our ideas 👉 12/END
Who says fighting climate change can’t be fun? Taking a ✈️ and being home for dinner is nice. But taking the 🚂 and randomly meeting
@JulianMLehmann
and talking migration over a 🍺 while rumbling through the night - priceless!
#GutesKlima
What will
#migration
policy after
#Merkel
look like? I x-rayed the electoral programs of the leading German parties. The result is published today in
@Int_Politik
: A short🧵on the 3 migration topics likely to bring headaches during the coalition talks...
#Moria
and
#SeehoferRuecktritt
ist trending, because people are abhorred that the 🇩🇪 Interior Minister has blocked cities and federal states from taking in
#refugees
from 🇬🇷 camps. I might get fire for this thread, but consider this: Even if cities and states take in... 1/7
If you are outraged that Tunisia🇹🇳leaves migrants in the desert, please reserve a little of your outrage for Morocco 🇲🇦, Libya 🇱🇾, Niger 🇳🇪and other African countries that routinely do the same.
To learn more, I recommend this insightful
@euromesco
paper
Sind Abschiebungen unmenschlich? Sind sie unfair? Wir geben Antworten. In der neuen Ausgabe der
@Int_Politik
haben
@monalouuuu
und ich 7 Thesen zu
#R
ückkehr unter die Lupe genommen. Unten der thread und hier zum Text 👉 /1
"Abhängigkeit existiert unabhängig von Abkommen". Danke
@tagesschau
für das Gespräch zu den möglichen Effekten des neuen EU 🇪🇺-Tunesien 🇹🇳-Abkommens auf
#Migration
. Schade nur...
Just spoke to
@BBCNews
about the security vetting of Afghan 🇦🇫refugees and the two strategies the USA 🇺🇸 uses to make sure it does not bring in people on no-fly lists - as was just reported in the UK 🇬🇧.
In a nutshell: 1. You can either...
Klug beobachtet: Von solchen „Meinungsunternehmern“ wimmelt es auch beim Thema
#Migration
. Der Druck bei Politikberatung und Medieninterviews Heilsversprechen zu geben wächst immer mehr. Erfolgreich auf TV-Sofas sitzen daher oft eher PR-als Migrations-Experten. Dazu hab ich… 1/2
Deutschland hat ein Problem mit einem Phänomen, das ich „Meinungsunternehmer“ nenne:
Leute, die als „Experten“ für Themen auftreten, die von Politik und Medien zur Beförderung von Empörung und Skandalisierung bewirtschaftet werden, für Auflage und Wahlkampf. /1
Out now: New
#EU
returns data. The top 3 countries that issued most return decisions have vastly different
#return
rates. France🇫🇷& Greece 🇬🇷both returned 1 person for every 8 orders issued, while Germany🇩🇪returned 1 for every 2. Intrigued?
@EP_ThinkTank
„When I grow up, I want to be a day laborer like my father.” Talking to a Syrian family in a
#refugee
tent settlement in Lebanon’s Baqaa Valley, I am reminded that
#displacement
limits your dreams, and that
@Refugees
UNHCR does crucial work deserving of funding.
@KAS_Lebanon
#Job
alert 🚨! Our Migration Program
@dgapev
is growing, so we are hiring 3 new colleagues to support our projects on the external dimension of
#migration
policy, and on the
#reintegration
of
#return
migrants. Deadlines 6/13 Feb, EN/DE required. Details👉
Today is a big deal for me. I am honored to be part of the kick-off for the German government‘s commission
#Fluchtursachen
. Our task: tell government and parliament what to do about root causes of forced and irregular migration. Easy, right? 👇
Thrilled for
@jana_puglierin
and
@ECFRBerlin
, but also bummed to lose such a generous and kind advisor. A big loss for all of us
@dgapev
who soon will have to do without her smart mind and can-do spirit. We will miss you, Jana!
@JJ52
At the same time, we are delighted to announce that we have recruited a worthy successor to carry on the work as head of our office, and leading the
#RethinkEurope
project.
A warm welcome to
@jana_puglierin
!
Lehren für 🇩🇪: Im Interview mit der
@SWPde
sage ich, was wir von anderen Ländern beim Umgang mit Geflüchteten lernen können - und was nicht. Spoiler: Sonderstatus ja, Abschiebungen um jeden Preis nein. 👇
#Fluechtlingsgipfel
@GPPi
Have you
@GPPi
decided to hire him after all and send him over to DGAP? Look who is secretly spying on us in our garden. The
#ThinkTankFox
phenomenon is becoming suspicious 🦊
...even though many of them will stay in Germany for a long time. This legal limbo is bad for the people in Duldung AND bad for Germany. 7/12 Source
@dgapev
👉
This afternoon, I spoke with
@BBCWorld
about von der Leyen’s
#SOTEU
speech that revealed little news on migration, the upcoming
#NewPact
on Migration and Asylum which will solidify the
#externalization
trend, and Germany‘s announcement to relocate more people from
#Moria
.
The new UNHCR Global Trends Report 2022 is out: Germany 🇩🇪 hosts the 4th largest
#refugee
population worldwide (after Türkiye 🇹🇷, Iran 🇮🇷, and Colombia🇨🇴 ). Thanks
@sat1
for including my two cents in the evening news 🙏 Here’s the report 👉
Leaving
#Beirut
with a notebook full of new questions and an inkling of Lebanon‘s
#refugee
challenges. A huge thanks to
@KAS_Lebanon
,
@KASonline
and to the smart and kind people I learned from this week.
Hörempfehlung: Bei
@DLF
geht es um die Frage, wie wir echte Experten von Fernseh-Experten unterscheiden können. Danke
@lucarehseknauf
für das Gespräch!
Zum Thema "Meinungsunternehmer" empfehle ich außerdem...
More than half of protection seekers work in skilled jobs, but a large share (44%) still in unskilled jobs. So they have a long way to catch up with native Germans (13%) or to where they were before fleeing their country (16%). 3/12 Source:
@iab_news
Wer keine 220 Seiten lesen will und gestern abend lieber in der Sonne saß, der findet das Fachgespräch mit allen Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Fachkommission Fluchtursachen jetzt auf
@YouTube
, moderiert von
@KatieGallus
.📺
„Um 🇪🇺 handlungsfähig zu sein, sollten wir uns auf das konzentrieren, wo Konsens herrscht, wie den Bereich
#R
ückkehr“, so
@VRietig
. „Die Fachkommission
#Fluchtursachen
fordert hier u. a. Transparenz & ein vereinheitlichtes Training für Menschen, die Abschiebungen durchführen.“
New report by
@Frontex
Working Group on Fundamental Rights finds "lack of monitoring" in its own reporting system. It recommends internal reforms, e.g.
‼️establish a whistleblower office within Frontex
‼️improve training for Situation Centre ppl 👉
Mal wieder über das
#Ruanda
-Modell gestolpert? Hier habe ich aufgeschrieben, wie solche Drittstaaten-Deals geschneidert sind, welche Gefahren und Chancen sie bergen, wieso sie immer beliebter werden - und wie wir mit ihnen umgehen sollten.
.
@IOM
gives practical 2-pager snapshots of the
#corona
crisis impact on 30+
#migration
related themes, from labor migration to remittances. Basic, but good to get your thinking going on the many different angles of
#COVID19
repercussions 👏. /2
A treasure trove of deep insights is provided by
@MigrationPolicy
. They have stepped up and dedicated a whole page to the
#corona
pandemic with articles, commentaries and webinars with a focus on 🇺🇸, 🇲🇽 and 🇪🇺. /3
Migration as the problem or the solution? Talking with representatives from Brazil 🇧🇷 China 🇨🇳 India 🇮🇳 Indonesia 🇮🇩 Mexico 🇲🇽 Germany 🇩🇪 and South Africa 🇿🇦 about migration communication worldwide. Thanks to
@AuswaertigesAmt
and
#InternationalFutures
!
@monalouuuu
@dgapev
My comments in today's
@NZZ
why the fear of another 2015 is exaggerated, why detention does not necessarily increase deportations, and how EU countries make it harder for Afghans to claim asylum. 👉
Freitag Abend: der perfekte Moment, um über Sicherheitspolitik zu reden - aber nur wenn die richtigen Leute dabei sind. Ein herzliches Danke an die Kollegen des
@AuswaertigesAmt
#BND
und der
@dgapev
. Spannend war’s!
Today, 5 years after "Wir schaffen das", Germany's Commission on root causes is busy at work. We would not exist without the 2015 events. We are far from perfect, but we try to learn from our mistakes & take pride in what we've done well.
#notonaysayers
👉
Wo in Europa wohnen Migranten aus
#Afrika
? In Frankreich, Spanien, Italien und UK findet sich ein großer Teil afrikanischer
#Diaspora
in Europa. Deutschland ist eher Ziel von Migranten aus Europa und Asien.
#migrationmessenger
@dgapev
„Ethisch und moralisch fragwürdig - aber ohne gute Alternative“ wäre hier der bessere Titel gewesen. Trotzdem danke
@ZDF
Live für das Gespräch über Migrationsabkommen und den Besuch von
@NancyFaeser
@BMI_Bund
in
#Tunesien
. Meine Meinung dazu in 10 Minuten👇
This country profile I wrote for
@migrationpolicy
with my co-author
@BAMF_Dialog
has aged surprisingly well, given how much was in flow back then. Explains Germany's "integration first" period (2000s-2015). Shout-out also to
@zara_rab
whose editing tips I still miss dearly!
It’s been five years since Angela Merkel declared Germany would open its doors to refugees,
That decision, which allowed in more than 1 million people, was part of a larger trend, as
@VRietig
& Andreas Müller explained at the time
@dgapev
@BAMF_Dialog
🇩🇪 should establish a new
#resettlement
coalition with🇺🇸& Europe, & experiment w other pathways, e.g. humanitarian visas/applying from outside the EU. This is what politicians of all parties ask for: safe, legal & orderly migration to reduce pressures to migrate irregularly. 7/16
The impact on children? 1 in 5 Syrian kids (19%) attends Gymnasium (on-ramp into tertiary ed+a career), but only 1 in 10 Afghans (10%).One reason-among others-for this gap: Syrians are much likelier than Afghans to have safe legal status. 8/12
@BAMF_Dialog
The new
@EU_Commission
is facing a host of challenges in migration and asylum. Our Senior Fellow for Migration
@VRietig
@dgapev
met today with
@EUHomeAffairs
Director General Vivi Michou to discuss them. Thanks
@EUinDE
for pulling this together!
Call for applications: Are you 🇺🇸or🇩🇪? Under the age of 45 with 5+ years of job experience? Interested in diversity? Then this might be for you:
@ACG_USA
is convening a working group on diversity, equity & inclusion (Sept 21-Mar 22). More info 👉
Out now: my commentary on the new estimates of the unauthorized population in 🇩🇪. In a nutshell: We have no need to panic, but should come up with a strategy to deal with people without legal status. Two sides of the same coin: return and regularization. Link in thread 👇/1
Where do people without legal status in 🇩🇪 come from? Check out our
@dgapev
visual explainer for the answers. Spoiler: the variety of countries might make your head spin. It is yet another reason why cooperation on
#migrant
#return
and
#deportation
is thorny and sluggish 👇
Viele Länder, viele Interessen. Die Kooperation mit den
#Herkunftsl
änder|n ist für 🇩🇪 eine Sisyphusaufgabe, da die Bundesländer unterschiedliche Prioritäten setzen.
@VRietig
&
@monalouuuu
bieten in ihrer
#Analyse
Auswege aus der Krise rund um
#R
ückkehr:
Viel Sonne und viel Diskussion: Danke
@IOMaustria
und
@BMI_OE
für die Einladung nach Wien zu Keynote und Panel, um Österreichs 🇦🇹 Ansätze zum Schutz von Vertriebenen in Erstaufnahmeländern zu beleuchten! Anlass: dieser
@EMNMigration
Inform 👉
Good policy move. Protects migrants & public servants alike: „All foreigners in 🇵🇹 with pending applications will be treated as permanent residents until at least July 1 to ensure migrants have access to public services during the
#coronavirus
outbreak.“
Having moved to Berlin from DC two summers ago, I share
@Julie_C_Smith
‘s frustrations - although I could not have put them as eloquently. A good read for the Germanophiles among you.
Biden now aims for 62,500
#refugee
#resettlement
spots this fiscal year 2021 (4 times the current level), and 125,000 next FY 2022, to give resettlement infrastructure time to build up.
How can the 🇺🇸 and the 🇪🇺 work together more closely on
#migration
and
#asylum
? Have a look 📺 at this conversation with good ideas💡 such as climate-induced migration, resettlement, returns and readmissions, regularizations, Global Compacts, and more. 🙏
@epc_eu
@dgapev
Ah least five Afghans 🇦🇫 deported from Germany 🇩🇪 years ago have returned - using legal labor migration channels. This, yet again, fans the demand that Germany should deport more selectively, and give a path to legal status to more people in
#Duldung
.
Join our growing migration research team
@dgapev
! If you are looking for flexible work that allows you to travel ✈️ and publish 📖, this might be the position for you. Deadline extended by 48 hours to Tuesday, 17 December👇
@MEDAM_migration
@ForumMIDEM
@SVR_Migration
@ESI_eu
🚨Job alert🚨 Are you a researcher on
#migration
#asylum
and
#refugee
issues? Do you know about migration debates in North & West Africa? Speak English & German? Then apply to become an Associate Researcher in our Migration Program
@dgapev
! Details this way 👇👇👇
#HiringNow