Austria: Integration Law Goes Into Effect
A groundbreaking new law regulating the integration of immigrants has gone into effect in Austria.
Austria: Integration Law Goes Into Effect
Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute | October 3, 2017
A groundbreaking new law regulating the integration of immigrants has gone into effect in Austria. The so-called Integration Law — which bans full-face Muslim veils in public spaces and prohibits Islamic radicals from distributing the Koran — establishes clear rules and responsibilities for recognized asylum seekers and refugees who are granted legal residence in the country.
Austrian officials say the main goal of the law is to promote respect for Austrian values, customs and culture; Muslims claim that the measure unfairly targets them and will promote “Islamophobia.”
