Family Reunification: A Barrier or Facilitator of Integration? A Comparative Study

Strik, Tineke; Hart, B. de; Nissen, E.J.W.; Oliveira, Catarina Sales; Becker, Hilkka; Cosgrave, Catherine; Kraler, Albert; König, Alexandra; Triebl, Katrin; Klindworth, Christin; Sibley, Eleanor

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“…31 Similarly in 2013, Strik, de Hart and Nissen stated that family separation and worry for family members can hinder refugees' ability to recover from traumatic experiences of war, inhibiting their ability to integrate. 32 They note that this is especially true for children who have been separated from a parent or primary carer. Moreover, in the 2013 UNHCR report it is noted that family separation hinders integration in multiple dimensions, including education, employment, language learning and putting down roots and moving on, while also having a long-term impact on physical and emotional health.…”

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“…35 Moreover, Strik et al found that negative experiences with the authorities can adversely impact refugees' sense of belonging in their new country. 36 Furthermore, research in both Sweden and France suggests that refugees find it hard to focus on education or language training when they are concerned about the safety of family members, as education in the host country can seem meaningless when loved ones are in danger. 37 These findings are supported by the outcomes of the new research outlined in this report.…”

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Safe but Not Settled: The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK

Beaton¹,

Musgrave²,

Liebl³

2018

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The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK Refugees in the UK often find themselves separated from their families by their brutal experiences of conflict and persecution, just at the time when they need each other the most. This separation can drag on for years or sometimes indefinitely because of the UK's restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. This joint report by the Refugee Council and Oxfam is one of the first to look at how family reunion and ongoing forced separation from loved ones affect the ability of refugees to successfully integrate into UK society.

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Safe but Not Settled: The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK

Beaton¹,

Musgrave²,

Liebl³

2018

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“…Similarly, states reinforce the naturalisation requirements for spouses of national citizens (Goodman, 2010) in keeping with their family reunion requirements, such as integration requirements and the fight against fraud and 'marriages of convenience' (Kofman, 2004;Strik, de Hart andNissen, 2013, Block andBonjour, 2013). The presumed link between naturalisation and family reunion laws may be driven by similar political discussions of restricting marriage migration, including for the second generation (Goodman, 2011;Wray, 2013;Strik et al, 2013). These restrictions also aim to remove incentives for immigrants to naturalise in order to sidestep restrictive family reunion laws (Cinar, 2010).…”

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Full membership or equal rights? The link between naturalisation and integration policies for immigrants in 29 European states

Huddleston

Vink

2015

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Traditionally, there are two contrasting views on the way states can use naturalisation and immigrants' rights policies to set out their broader agenda of immigrant integration. First, citizenship acquisition can be seen as complementary to the granting of social and political rights to immigrants, as a necessary step in the process of full integration in the political community. Whereas granting access to formal membership through naturalisation may instead be seen as an alternative to granting social and political rights, independent of citizenship status. In this paper, we analyse the relation between naturalisation and integration policies in 29 European states, looking at immigrants' rights in several areas of public life, such as political participation, anti-discrimination, education, the labour market and family reunion. We find strong empirical evidence in Europe that extending membership and rights are generally used as complementary, rather than alternative, means to immigrant integration. While our analysis does not invalidate the 'alternative' view as a normative stance, it does suggest that it comes with political constraints as, in practice, it is rarely practiced in Europe.

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“…6-Más recientemente, junto a labor interpretativa del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea 13 , la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea en su artículo 7 estableció el respeto a la vida privada y familiar señalando que es atribuible a toda persona, junto con la garantía de la privacidad de su domicilio y de sus comunicaciones 14 . Si bien este estándar mínimo exigible para la protección de la unidad familiar es vinculante, cada Estado articula o modula el marco jurídico que protege el desarrollo de la vida familiar de los inmigrantes y solicitantes de protección internacional en función del lugar dónde se encuentren 15 .…”

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La protección de la unidad familiar en contextos de crisis migratoria: la historia de dos casos = The protection of family unity in contexts of migration crisis: a tale of two cases

Spina¹

2017

UNIVERSITAS. Revista De Filosofía, Derecho Y Política

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 RESUMEN:En el actual contexto de crisis migratoria, el principal desafío al que se enfrentan los Estados europeos es la aplicación coherente de los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos en el sistema inmigración y asilo. Este trabajo propone una retrospectiva sobre la disímil protección del derecho a la unidad familiar de los inmigrantes y los solicitantes de protección internacional que requieren una atención especial, debido a las razones que les obligaron a huir de su país y que les impiden mantener una vida en familia. De este modo, al hilo de dos casos recientes se propone valorar y analizar el alcance de la protección del derecho a la unidad familiar frente a las limitaciones dispuestas ex lege en materia de inmigración y asilo en España. ABSTRACT: In the current context of migration crisis, the main challenge facing European states is the coherent implementation of immigration and asylum system according to the international standards of human rights. This paper proposes a retrospective on the dissimilar protection of the right to family unity in cases of migrant workers and asylum seekers that require special attention, due to the reasons that forced them to runaway to their country and avoid them to manage their family life. Thus, reviewing two recent cases it is proposed to assess the scope of the limits established by family unit right against the limitations imposed ex lege by the immigration and asylum rules in Spain.

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Family Reunification: A Barrier or Facilitator of Integration? A Comparative Study

Cited by 34 publications

References 11 publications

Safe but Not Settled: The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK

Safe but Not Settled: The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK

Full membership or equal rights? The link between naturalisation and integration policies for immigrants in 29 European states

La protección de la unidad familiar en contextos de crisis migratoria: la historia de dos casos = The protection of family unity in contexts of migration crisis: a tale of two cases

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