MinoritiesinGermany.pptVIP

Minorities in Germany Groups and Guest Workers Courtney Novotny E.J. Paterline Caitlin Bradford History of Immigration Guest worker program From Mediterranean countries Many from eastern Europe Ethnic Germans expelled by the Soviets after the war Considered citizens under the Basic Law Seek employment, citizenship, and political asylum The Guest Worker Program Invited to Germany to rebuild after the Berlin Wall was built East German workers lost Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, Yugoslavs and Turks By 2002, two thirds of the guest workers had stayed in the country Generations of families can