Einwanderungsland Österreich?. Faßmann, H. & Münz, R. Demographische Informationen, 1990. Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
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Both immigration and emigration have a long tradition in Austria. In the 19th and early 20th century several hundredthousand Czechs, Slovaks, Poles and Jews migrated to the industrial agglomerations of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. At the same time many Austro-Hungarians migrated overseas. Since 1945 Austria was confronted with different types of mass migration. The first to come were refugees and displaced persons. Since 1965 foreign labour has been recruited from Yugoslavia and Turkey. Most recently there has been a dominance of immigrants and refugees from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Since 1945 2.6 million people have come to Austria as evacuees, refugees, or transmigrants. 550.000 of them were in transit only. Almost 1.4 million stayed for several months or years but migrated later to a third country or returned home. Nevertheless some 650.000 refugees — almost 10% of the Austrian population — settled permanently in Austria. 350.000 of them had a non-German ethnic background. In addition 400.000 out of one million foreign labourers (and their families) working for some time in Austria have remained. On the other hand about 400.000 Austrians are living abroad. Another 70.000 international commuters are living in Austria and working in neighbouring countries. The article describes the discrepancy between the demographic history of Austria as a country of immigration and the prevailing collective consciousness defining mass migration as historical exception. The authors conclude: What the country needs is a coherent and transparent migration policy.
@article{fasmann_einwanderungsland_1990,
	title = {Einwanderungsland Österreich?},
	issn = {0259-0883},
	url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/23026708},
	abstract = {Both immigration and emigration have a long tradition in Austria. In the 19th and early 20th century several hundredthousand Czechs, Slovaks, Poles and Jews migrated to the industrial agglomerations of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. At the same time many Austro-Hungarians migrated overseas. Since 1945 Austria was confronted with different types of mass migration. The first to come were refugees and displaced persons. Since 1965 foreign labour has been recruited from Yugoslavia and Turkey. Most recently there has been a dominance of immigrants and refugees from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Since 1945 2.6 million people have come to Austria as evacuees, refugees, or transmigrants. 550.000 of them were in transit only. Almost 1.4 million stayed for several months or years but migrated later to a third country or returned home. Nevertheless some 650.000 refugees — almost 10\% of the Austrian population — settled permanently in Austria. 350.000 of them had a non-German ethnic background. In addition 400.000 out of one million foreign labourers (and their families) working for some time in Austria have remained. On the other hand about 400.000 Austrians are living abroad. Another 70.000 international commuters are living in Austria and working in neighbouring countries. The article describes the discrepancy between the demographic history of Austria as a country of immigration and the prevailing collective consciousness defining mass migration as historical exception. The authors conclude: What the country needs is a coherent and transparent migration policy.},
	urldate = {2022-05-31},
	journal = {Demographische Informationen},
	author = {Faßmann, Heinz and Münz, Rainer},
	year = {1990},
	note = {Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press},
	pages = {85--91},
}

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