E-BOOK: Migration Biographies - Europe on the move December 2020 | Page 30

Programme Erasmus + Europe on the move : Migration Biographies
Theses
justice and democracy . Their aim was not to prevent and repress royal power , but to tie it to a constitutional monarchy . In 2015 , the palace announced plans for a constitution . 17
2.3 . Moroccan migration worldwide
Over the last thirty years the number of Moroccans living abroad has more than doubled , 85 % of Moroccans who have emigrated live in Europe . 18 The Moroccan immigration group is one of the largest in Europe . 19 Most Moroccans immigrated to Europe or Germany as migrant workers . In the course of time , Moroccan immigration developed into an “ education migration ” and “ family reunions ”. 20
Table 1 21
As can be seen in the statistics , France has the highest population of Moroccans in Europe , followed by the Netherlands , Belgium , Spain , Italy and Germany . 22 Approximately 100,000 Moroccans live in North America mostly in the United States of America . 23 Furthermore , it is noticeable that only the French line falls slightly , but the other countries ’ lines continue to rise . 24 This may be partly due to the fact that many young Moroccans are currently reconsidering emigrating to Europe . This thought change is mainly due to the rising right political influence . The new generation of Moroccans aspire to attend European universities , and it is here we see the difference to the previous Moroccan generations , this young generation hopes to return to Morocco after their studies and build a life there as well as helping to develop their country further . 25
If an application for citizenship can be interpreted as integration , the Moroccan population could be described as willing to integrate . Looking at Germany , it should be noted that until 1993 almost all naturalizations were of
17 Bozonnet , Charlotte : Political stability in Morocco cannot silence the murmurs of discontent https :// www . zeit . de / politik / ausland / 2016-02 / rassismus-frankreicheuroparat-ecri-bericht ( Last viewed : 14.10.2019 )
18 Siracusa , Marjam Anja : Über 3,2 Millionen Marokkaner leben im Ausland https :// marokko-news . com / de / details / ueber-32-millionen-marokkaner-leben-im-ausland . html
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19 de Haas , Hein : Die marokkanische Auswandererbevölkerung https :// www . bpb . de / gesellschaft / migration / laenderprofile / 57709 / emigranten ( Last viewed : 14.10.2019 )
20 Prof . Dr . Pott , Andreas / Dr . Bouras-Ostmann , Khatima i . a .: Jenseits von Rif und Ruhr , Wiesbaden , 2014 , p . 65
21 Table 1 : de Haas , Hein : Die marokkanische Auswandererbevölkerung https :// www . bpb . de / gesellschaft / migration / laenderprofile / 57709 / emigranten ( Last viewed :
14.10.2019 )
22 de Haas , Hein : Die marokkanische Auswandererbevölkerung https :// www . bpb . de / gesellschaft / migration / laenderprofile / 57709 / emigranten ( Last viewed : 14.10.2019 )
23 Siracusa , Marjam Anja : Über 3,2 Millionen Marokkaner leben im Ausland https :// marokko-news . com / de / details / ueber-32-millionen-marokkaner-leben-im-ausland . html
( Last viewed : 14.10.2019 )
24 de Haas , Hein : Die marokkanische Auswandererbevölkerung https :// www . bpb . de / gesellschaft / migration / laenderprofile / 57709 / emigranten ( Last viewed : 14.10.2019 )
25 Baseilhac , Maël : Wieso die Marokkaner selbstbewusster werden https :// www . sueddeutsche . de / politik / eindruecke-aus-nordafrika-europa-verliert-an-attraktivitaet- 1.1932049-2 ( Last viewed : 14.10.2019 )
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