Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Moscow Riots
It seems Russia is having difficulty containing as well as keeping out violent immigrant populations. Because of Russia's expansionist past, the former Soviet Nation had left many countries around its borders without true leaders and stable governments when they pulled out from the regions. These regions today are underdeveloped and have poor economies. Immigrants flock to Russia for the hope of jobs in construction and other labor type positions that most Russian citizens do not want to do. The problem they face now described in the article is that most Russian's think the immigrants are clogging up the country causing problems and breaking the law all too often. Many Russian's want to get rid of the immigrants altogether and believe they're the biggest cause of Russian crime and problems. It's interesting to see the former soviet union dealing with the backlash of its former client state's people. It seems the problems stemming back to the 1960s to early 1990s are catching up with Russia in the form of cheap labor and crime. I would like to see how Putin balances immigration or how he could reform the immigration process to try and weed out criminals that come in, although illegal immigration may just be a lot more of the problem. Maybe Putin will have a bright idea to calm his people and stop the criminal actions taken by immigrants against Russians and Russian business's, although the rioting that took place included the looting of Russian business's that employed immigrants. As this progresses it will be something to look out for in Russian policy in terms of immigration and how they're going to deal with the problem. We could relate this to the United States immigration problem as many immigrants come in just looking for jobs but some along the way happen to find criminal ventures sometimes more appealing. Maybe the United States will learn from Russia or vice versa in the coming years countries deal with these problems.
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I found it very interesting when you said that Russia is seeing problems arise now that are coming from the 60s and 90s. Very interesting. I also agree that Moscow's influx of immigrants has a lot to do with American immigration. I think both countries need a balance. Great post, Tyler!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to get a sense from these articles whether the immigrants are indeed "causing problems," or whether it is just the case that certain nationalist groups dislike them. Certainly an riot is not the best way to send the message that you want the authorities to ensure law and order. It does seem like much of the coverage of this issue looks at it in terms of America's immigration concerns. It would be interesting to see how far the parallel actually goes.
ReplyDeleteThere are are always two sides to every story. We need to look at this from the perspective of the Russian people and also the migrants. The migrants benefit the country economically as whole, but they are also making citizens very angry. Something needs to happen to make these two groups cooperate. Both groups could be very successful in the future if this is resolved.
ReplyDeleteIt is ironic how the Russian people had once welcomed these guests into their country. They provided a source of cheap labor and performed dangerous, manual tasks. Now it has turned into a classic case of "too much of a good thing." Had many Russians known just how much of an influx of migrants they are now experiencing it is likely that they would have been more open minded to taking up some of those difficult, unwanted jobs.
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