Second-Generation Migrants or the Need of Creating a Realistic Migration-Related Picture of Oneself

U prvom dijelu ovoga rada autor prilazi problematici druge generacije migranata jer smatra da diskusija o djeci migranata može doprinijeti stvaranju realne slike o migraciji, tj. o izmjeni migracijskog sadržaja. Radna migracija u izvjesnoj mjeri postaje iseljenička, no u obrazovnom pogledu djeca migranata čak su lošije pripremljena za budućnost u imigracijskim zemljama od roditeljske generacije. Osim toga, u njih je opterećenje problemom identiteta naglašenije nego u roditeljskoj generaciji. Opada želja za povratkom u zemlju porijekla (roditelja), mada djeca migranata ne prihvaćaju potpuno ni zemlju prijema. Ta dilema zapravo je dio ukupnih izmjena migracijskih kvaliteta. S time u vezi, u drugom dijelu rada autor problematizira pitanje privremenosti boravka u inozemstvu. Tumači da jugoslavenski migranti imaju vrlo dug migracijski staž u inozemstvu, da imaju visok stupanj asimiliranosti u zemljama prijema i da su povratni tokovi, unatoč željama samih migranata i naporima Jugoslavije, ispod prosjeka. Migracija, dakle, teži trajanju, a koncept privremenosti ne odražava stvarno stanje nego politiku. Autor smatra da treba otvoriti potpuniju diskusiju jer je jugoslavenska migracijska politika u zaostatku s obzirom na migracijske politike razvijenih (imigracijskih) zemalja. Ona se drži početnih načela da je migracija konjunkturna pojava dok su takvo polazište napustile politike imigracijskih zemalja, koje sada žele integrirati i asimilirati posebno drugu generaciju migranata jer su svjesne uloge mladih u razvoju. Autor zaključuje da treba izići na teren migracijske stvarnosti i izgraditi realniju migracijsku sliku.In the first part of the work the author deals with the problems of second-generation migrants in the belief that a discussion of migrant children can contribute to the creation of a realistic picture of migration, i.e. of a change in migratory scope. Labour migration is, in a way, turning into emigration, but in terms of education migrant children are even worse off than the parents\u27 generation vis-à-vis their future in the countries of immigration. Besides, their burden pertaining to the problem of identity is more stressed than in the case of the parents\u27 generation. The desire of migrant children to return to the country of origin (of the parents) is decreasing, although they do not fully accept the host country, either. This dilemma actually constitutes a part of entire changes in migratory qualities. In this connection, the question of temporariness of migrants\u27 stay abroad is problematized in the second part of the work. It is explained that Yugoslav migrants\u27 “term” abroad is very long, that theirs is a high level of assimilation in the countries of immigration, and that return flows are below average, despite the desires of the migrants themselves and the efforts of Yugoslavia. In other words, migration tends to be of a long duration, whereas the concept of temporariness does not reflect the real situation but is a reflection of politics. In the author\u27s belief, a more exhaustive discussion should be started because Yugoslavia\u27s migration policy lags behind the policies of the industrial (immigration) countries. The initial principles of seeing migration as a booming phenomenon are adhered to, while such a position is abandoned by the policies of the immi¬gration countries. The countries concerned now work on integrating and assimilating second-generation migrants in particular, being conscious of the role of young people in development. The author\u27s conclusion is that a definition of migrant reality should be reached and that a more realistic migration-related picture should be created