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Do some background research on the internet on
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, the wife of Prince Willem-Alexander, the heir to the Dutch throne. Princess Máxima is an immigrant in the Netherlands. How would you describe her status (use the terms oldcomer / newcomer; Western / non-Western immigrant; first generation / second generation immigrant)? >Answer
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Why were the immigrants from Southern Europe, Turkey and Morocco who arrived in the 1960s in the Netherlands, called 'guest workers' ('gastarbeiders')? >Answer 2
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What are the differences between the Wet Inburgering Nieuwkomers (Newcomers' Integration Law) from 1998 and the Wet Inburgering (Integration Law) that was introduced in 2007? >Answer
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Is the number of male students with a non-Western background at institutes for higher education higher or lower than that of female students of non-Western origin? Try to explain why. >Answer
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What are the reasons for the higher poverty rates among non-Western immigrants and why do sociologists expect that this will change in the future? >Answer
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In your opinion, what should the Dutch government focus on in its future immigrant policy? >Answer
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