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High skilled
Which type of immigrant, low skilled, high skilled or mixed is Northern Europe pursuing?
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15 years
How long does it take immigrants, on average, to earn the same income as a native with a similar age group and education/skill level?
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Private
Immigrants dominate which sector of the economy in the GCC?
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United States
What currency is are the GCC countries pegged to?
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positive.
Is the net economic and fiscal impact of immigration in Arizona positive, negative or neutral?
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More (about $5.5k more)
Do immigrants use more or less social services than natives on average?
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Very minimally (e.g. there is 1% decrease in wages when 10% of the labor market is shared by immigrants)
How do immigrants affect wage levels in host countries?
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higher wages, more security, better welfare packages, more prestige
Name one benefit of a private sector job
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1973 OR 1979
In what year did an oil spike allow for the GCC to create more ambitious development plans?
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More
Immigrants cost the state more or less than natives in terms of uncompensated medical care in Arizona?
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The aging population
Why does Northern Europe need more immigrant workers?
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Spain (26.2%)
Which country in Southern Europe has the highest unemployment rate?
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First Gulf War
Which geopolitcal event greatly changed the perception of migrant workers in the GCC countries?
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15-20%
By approximately what percent did unemployment in Saudi Arabia jump by from 1980 to 2000?
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Previous immigrants.
Who stands to lose the most in terms of wages from immigration into California?
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Germany, France or the UK (any are acceptable answers)
Name one country in Northern Europe that has low levels of assimilation for the children of immigrants.
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GDP/ the calculation of total costs and benefits
Name one of the two methods used to consider the net gain/loss of immigrants on the host country?
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kefala
What is the name of the system that allows for employers to take full immigration and economic control of migrants that work for them?
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$16 billion
What is the amount of remittances that leave Saudi Arabia per year?
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$300 billion
How many billions of dollars in economic activity would California stand to lose if all unauthorized migrants were removed?
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100 million
How many people is Northern Europe projected to lose in the next 50 years, with birth rates factored in?
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The low educated/skilled will have harder times finding jobs, greater prejudice, more job competition and less low skilled labor will be available
Name one reason why current predictions propose immigrants will not achieve equality in wages and employment levels like they did in the past.
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35%
What is the unemployment rate in 2004 of male Saudi Arabian nationals aged 20-24?
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Bahrain
In what country is the amount of remittances sent out of the country equal to 12% of its GDP?
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Foreign-born university students
This group contributes $357.2 million to the Virginia state economy
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