The document discusses the Dutch national debate around migration over the last decade. It provides context on the Netherlands' history as an international trading country and periods of emigration surplus. It then profiles two influential figures, Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh, who expressed nationalist views around limiting future immigration and integration of non-Western immigrants. Fortuyn believed most immigrants would become the social underclass and that immigration needed to be stopped. Van Gogh directed a fictional film about Fortuyn's assassination. The document outlines some of the main thoughts in today's debate around issues like immigrants being socially and economically disadvantaged, the Netherlands being too crowded, and tensions between Western and non-Western citizens.

1. The Migration Matter Highlights of the Dutch national debate during the last decade

3. After WW-II: high welfare and lots of jobs => migrantswereasked to do our ‘dirty’ jobs

4. In 1960’s and 2003-2008: emigration surplus

5. Influenceincreasingpopulationbecause of migration is 22% (compare: in EU this is 81%)

6. Currentpopulation of Netherlands: 16.4 million

7. 3.2 millionwithnon-Dutch background (= 19,6%)

11. ‘Submission’ and its consequences

12. Maincharacters of todaysdebate

14. “The Netherlands are fullbusy (maybetoobusy?)”

15. Netherlandsbelongs to Dutch, so close boarders

16. Western citizensversus non-western persons(read: formerEasternEurope / Africa and special criticalattentionformuslims)

17. Twogroupsdominateactualdebate: nationalistsversuscosmopolitans