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A 3 page research paper that takes a brief look at the immigration policies in Belgium and the Netherlands. Bibliography lists 4 sources, but is incomplete.
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The actions of the Dutch government are geared towards combating an influx of immigrants that they feel are attracted by the cradle-to-grave social security system, but are not interested in
assimilating into Dutch culture. The immigration policy of the Dutch government became the strictest in Europe after the murder in 2004 of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who make a
movie that was critical of the treatment of women in some Muslim countries, by a Muslim in retaliation for the film. In the 1960s and 70s, the Dutch government
actively sought out foreign guest workers from Muslim countries, but the attitude of the government was always that these immigrants would work and then go home. Beginning in 2006, the
government instituted a policy that requires that any new immigrant must have a knowledge of the language and also pass a test that shows the new immigrant has some knowledge
of the socially liberal nature of Dutch culture. Kuijper, Gysen and Gysen believe that this policy specifically targets Muslims and is designed specifically to restrict Muslim immigration. This opinion
is definitely true, as the original film that immigrants were required to watch includes images that are known to be offensive to Islamic beliefs, specifically images of topless women on
Dutch beaches and gays kissing (Crouch). However, others, such as a colleague of Van Gogh argue that these tactics are intended simply as a warning to Muslims that the Dutch
of liberal social conventions and intend to maintain the flavor of their mainstream culture (Crouch). In Belgium, the situation is somewhat different, as there are no restrictions as to
language requirements, but it is also true that the government has instituted restrictive immigration policies since 1974 (Kuijper, Gysen and Gysen). In Belgium, the criteria that allow new immigrants are
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