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6/14/07

Pravda: Germany allows thousands of long-term immigrants to stay legally


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Germany allows thousands of long-term immigrants to stay legally

Germany's lower house of parliament passed legislation according to which long-term immigrants are allowed to stay legally if they can find jobs.

The law, which passed with 398 legislators voting in favor and 170 against and five abstentions, was the result of several years debate over how to better integrate the estimated 15 million people living in Germany who have a foreign background.Other key points of the bill include raising the legal age that a spouse can enter the country from 18 to 21, in an effort to clamp down on forced marriages; requiring proof of basic German language skills for newcomers; and a requirement that some foreigners entering the country submit a digital photograph and fingerprints.

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