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European Union: Illegal Immigration and the Demographic Challenge

Jun 18, 2008 | 22:27 GMT

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Summary

The EU Parliament voted on a new immigration law June 18 that will make re-entry into Europe for illegal immigrants more difficult, as well as allow detentions of up to 18-months without trial. But Europe faces an extreme demographic crisis, however — and needs to increase its immigration inflows, not just focus on the problem illegal immigration.

Europe has introduced a new law on illegal immigration....

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