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I'll bite, what's the big difference? Are you asking whether Iceland's foreign-born population is mainly seasonal workers? No, they're not. There's been a cons
by avar 9y ago
I'll bite, what's the big difference? Are you asking whether Iceland's foreign-born population is mainly seasonal workers? No, they're not.
There's been a consistent increase in immigration since the mid-90s when Iceland joined the EU's free movement program. This pattern continued even though the 2008 crash (accelerated if anything).
Iceland's the 6th richest country in the EEA by GDP PPP. There's a general trend in the EEA of people moving from east to west for better pastures, Iceland's biggest foreign-born population is Poland, followed by Lithuania.
1. https://hagstofa.is/utgafur/frettasafn/mannfjoldi/innflytjendur-1-januar-2016/ https://hagstofa.is/utgafur/frettasafn/mannfjoldi/innflytjen...
- coldtea 9y ago>I'll bite, what's the big difference? The big difference would be as to whether immigrants are welcome and integrated, or merely tolerated as necessary evil unskilled laborers.
- salvar 9y agoThey are overwhelmingly welcome and integrated, although the integration level differs based on background, length of stay, language skills, etc.