Migration facts and misunderstandings

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Migration 

Facts and misunderstandings

How many people are forcibly displaced?

UNHCR statistics

What are the 5 main countries refugees come from and are hosted in?

What percentage of refugees are hosted in low and middle income countries?

How many people asked for asylum in the Netherlands in 2022?

Statistics Vluchtelingenwerk

In the year 2022 about 35.535 people applied for asylum for the first time in the Netherlands. That is an increase when compared to the 10.849 in the year 2021, when 24.686 people were looking for protection. In 2020 this number was 13.720.

Wild guess: what percentage of the Dutch population has a migration background? Which nationalities are best represented?

Naima (17) from Egypt marries her Dutch fiancee (21). After the wedding they want to move in together in Utrecht.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

19 year old Yosief Berekte flees his country Eritrea to avoid having to serve in the army. Military conscription is mandatory in Eritrea and can be lifelong.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

19-year-old Yosief Berekte flees his country Eritrea to avoid having to serve in the army. Military conscription is mandatory in Eritrea and can last a lifetime.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

A US citizen says he has been wrongfully detained and abused in a Washington prison. After his release, he flees to the Netherlands.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

A 30-year-old Frenchman of Algerian descent moves to the Netherlands to work here.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

A family from Tuvalu asks for asylum in the Netherlands because they are about to lose their house to the rising sea levels.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

Diane Ngako (24) from Zambia wants to move to the Netherlands to find work and escape poverty in her country.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

You are allowed to move to the Netherlands if...

• You are an EU citizen
• You are fleeing war or prosecution (= official refugee status)
• You marry a Dutch person or want to bring your family (under strict conditions)
• You have specific knowledge/skills Dutch companies are looking for (= knowledge migration)

Do you believe these rules are fair?