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Similarly, as in Switzerland,
the Rhine River
in Germany has often played
a role in the Rhine regions' development as a
multicultural identity--in the centuries prior to 19th Century when Romanticism
and Nationalism became the prominent regional paradigm. By the way, Wiesbaden, where the new American Army base is to be
located in Hessen, is also on the Rhine. Even
in the days of the Roman occupation of the Rhine, two millennia ago, the Rhine region was certainly considered a multicultural
place.
Nearby Frankfurt on the Main River in Hessen, too, is seen as another great
melting pot--as are the great cities of Cologne
and Duesseldorf to the north where the RhineRiver eventually passes into Holland and the Netherlands.
http://www.comenius-multiculturalism.eu/frankfurt/introduction.pdf
"Immigrants rarely have in their possession formal vocational training
certificates or qualifications that can easily match the German standards.
Employees who came to Germany as immigrants can hardly expect any career
advances in their companies, as company training programs are either too
limited or non-existent."
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/equal/jsp/dpComplete.jsp?cip=DE&national=XB4-76051-20-ST%2F210
"The effect of that is that they are quite frequently employed as unskilled
workers or aides, or that they are unemployed. A reason for that is the lack of
awareness on the part of the employer, the firm, and the employees'
representations both in the company and beyond. In addition to that, more and
more youngsters and young adults try to get access to the training market.
Quite frequently, they will experience adjustment and integration problems in
job training and social life similar to those of their parents. Typical is the
phenomenon of isolation, compartmentalization, and exclusion."
This is neglect of foreign born residents is pretty sad because nearly 1 in 5
(or even 1 in 4) Americans of Caucasian descent have ancestors from Germany.
With the American economy in the doldrums a closed Fortress Europe is not
helpful to the many qualified and technically talented Americans who could
otherwise succeed here.
Historically, American soldiers, veterans, and military personnel (and their
families) have enjoyed their time in Germany. However, over the past
decade--with the larger anti-foreigner backlash in some regions in Germany and
with the rising value of the Euro, Germany and other lands are becoming
hardship duties for USA personnel and their families--as well as for the 1000s
of subcontractors, who are supporting the building and creation of the
newest--most monumental--base in Wiesbaden in this 2009-2012 transition period.
http://the-teacher.blogspot.com/2009/10/dear-cdu-csu-fdp-greens-left-spd-please.html
In short, due to the lack of good integration practices and related educational
skills training or certification, Americans and other foreigners here often
remain fairly isolated and under-integrated in German society--even when and
where Americans have played an important economic role in the community for
decades, such has been the case for 7 decades in Wiesbaden, via DOD
expenditures and other direct foreign investment.
http://www.wiesbaden.army.mil/sites/local/
