The Current Traps of European Immigration Policies

The main thrust of this paper is to describe and analyze the dynamics between the various EU member states and the European Community in the development towards a common immigration policy. There has so far been a striking contrast between the economic, social and political significance of migration, and the degree to which it has been subject to international organization. It is argued that conditional convergence has been a more relevant term than harmonization describing the process up till the end of the century, and the main reason for this is the strength of national interests and the impact of tradition and experience of policymaking in this realm