Vinod goes to Iceland. He is both politic and insensitive, terming the Celtic slaves “indentured servants,” and Icelandic a “pidgin” language. I enjoyed the links to the night-life that showed some chicks….
Godless comments:
Wow. It seem like even Iceland is becoming multicultural. Of its own volition:
Iceland is usually seen as one of the most isolated and ethnically homogeneous states in Europe; a place were national identity is jealously guarded and a rugged climate has forced people to pull together. Over the last few decades, Icelanders have had to come to terms with a more complex, multicultural reality.…
The Icelandic legislation is racist towards non-EU immigrants,” says Gudrun Ögmunsdóttir, an expert on this matter for the Social Democratic Party of Iceland. The law doesn’t give them the same rights as to the EU immigrants. The country, however, needs foreign labour force in order to maintain living standard, and in the last decade hundreds of immigrants entered Iceland in search of economic prosperity. The highest number is from Asia.
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Gudjon Atlason is an angry man. He is the leader of International office of the Human Rights Organisation (HRO), fighting for rights of non-white, non-EU immigrants.
“They belong to their boss. It is like cows working in stables”, says Gudjon Atlason. After those 3 years they have to apply for another permit but this time they own it. “Now the immigrants don’t have to work for a particular company and they can have as many jobs as they might need”, he adds.
Ana Isorena Atlason, his wife, is from the Philippines. She is not allowed to work because of her nationality.
Needless to say, KMD-style scapegoating is no more of an explanation here than it is in most European countries with immigrants, including the Netherlands.
I don’t really know what to say here. I’m neither pro nor con. If the people of Iceland vote to loosen immigration requirements for non-EU residents, it’s their country and their decision. Of course, it is ridiculous to call Iceland “multicultural” or a “nation of immigrants”. As I understand it, they’re doing it for cheap labor and antiracist reasons…
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