As globalization increases, EU economy needs more highly skilled workers. Following the example of the US, there is a proposal to issue a Blue Card to attract non-EU highly skilled workers.

Blue card recipients will enjoy special working and living conditions in EU member states

Critics say that this policy will damage the working conditions of EU workers, in terms of salary, and also will encourage a brain draining in the countries where these highly skilled workers come from.

What do you think about this proposal, is appropriate?

Nowadays, Europe civilization is incrising by the presence of immigrants. These immigrants are people who search a job and a new live in our country. But, immigrants who don't want these, only want to impose themselves in our society. Because of that I that blue cards for attracting non-EU highly skilled workers are the best way for immigrants who want to incorporate in our society and who want to adapt in our economy.


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I think is great! I think people from around the world deserve to have a chance of a dream job in the "land of oportunities"! there are many good and great persons who ahve a job that could be practised in teh US and they are not allowed to go because they have no passport .. or green card... they are just more immigrants who wants to work there.. adn thats not true.. Th americans should be more open minded and open their country to other maginifcient people who have the perfect skills and that will fit there as a ring in a finger. I think the proposal of a blue card is a good idea..bt.. honestly...I will add more conditions

I agree with Gerard!
I would like to add that Blue cards provides the oportunity to know how the people from the other countries works. I'm sure that the racist people will criticate it, but they don't have to forget that we are in a globalization world

From my point of view, I think that the Blue card allow us to know how the other people of different countries works. Also, we must remember that we are living in a globalization world and probably people criticise this idea.

I believe that this kind of propose was a way of stopping the wave of illegal immigration that the UE has, in this way they can control the hard-working and autoregular workforce, the contracts of work too that before were illegals. On the other hand I think that another propose about the blue card is finish with the economic stagnation and reach qualified necessary workers and there power in sectors as the health or the education that need this kind of help in order to sectors like this one continue forward. Blue Card is an opportunity more than anythng.

First, feel good that a person having a well qualified studies come from the country it comes from, is accepted in Europe as an able-bodied person to work in their field. But I see unfair because studies have not any reason to treat someone better than another.

I think this is great because a lot of high-qualified people that has to go to another country to work, often work in not really good jobs only for being foreigner, and that would be a great opportunity for them and for us if we want to work abroad.

My point of view in that topic is that it's a great idea to stablish in the UE members states the blue card becuase like that all the poeple in the world could work in Europe and have great opportunities becuase like that we could make a better conditions and equally conditions in all the countries in the world becuase in lots of places ( always in countries that are in war) have lots of good professionals and people really high-qualificate that could not work in what they want. I think that with that blue card we could be helping lots of people that needs one opportunity. On the other hand it's true that maybe the blue card will harm european people but i think that we could find solution to make a better world.

I think that if the good workers of your nonEU country go to EU countries, you only have bad skilled workers for your nation and it will obviously affect to your economy and other issues.
However it's a good idea for the EU countries because we'll get the high skilled workers to our jobs and that will increase our life quality.

Sincerely I don't have a clear opinion about that issue. Probably I need more information about it to be sure of what I think

If I were a good foreigner professional I would like to have the chance to come to Europe to develop a job. To chare knowledge and experience is not bad. The only bad point it to not forget our professional that must have the same opportunities to work here. And not to use work as a way to control immigration.

The use of Blue- cards seem a useful way of attracting non EU skilled workers to the european community. Moreover, I believe that it would result as an opportunity of growth for the european society.
In addition, if countries of origin of these workers are worried about brain draining, its their duty to promote and give their workers attractive opportunities. However, if these employees dont find interesting propositions in their home countries, I think they have the right to come to the EU.

I think all the countries of the European Union have their jobs and their salary, and the non-UE members too. This Card will involve a lot of changes in all the system. I agree with Marta when she says that this card is not and advantatge.

I can’t to give a clear opinion because I don’t have a lot of information about this subject. I only can say that I agree more or less with what Martí has said since partly the qualified workers who come to the countries of the European Union it provokes a growth in the quality of life.

I think the measure is appropriate because it favors the lives of those foreigners who want to work anywhere in Europe and are well qualified to do so. The Blue Card will allow them to achieve a good salary and live their lives as normal as people of the country. Besides, her situation must be differentiated from other immigrants, those without any qualifications who move to Europe illegally, harming the safety and welfare of citizens.

I agree with Romina and Nina because all people in the world should have the same opportunity than other people with good position to work and earn some salary. These Blue Card is a good measure to people who are looking for job in Europe. Moreover, european citizens that don't want to work in some jobs, Blue Card allow immigrants to come to Europe and find differents jobs, without serious problems with authorites.

I strongly believe that The Blue Card is a interesting and apropiate measure, that will allow those foreigners who are qualified to work in Europe, the possibility of a good salary and a better life quality. Besides, I consider relevant the fact that those foreigners must have the opportunity to work under the same conditions as the europeans, because they are sufficiently qualified.

However I agree with graccus in the fact that if we want this situation under control, and we don't want a black market of buying and selling cards, we need stric mesures to prevent this situation.

If it is true can be abble.
But I think that is very difficult to control that.
In less than one month, everybody can make all the want and the new sistem had to be retirated.
I propose to make it during some days in one city to comprovate if it is really comfortable.

I think know matter where are you from, you have the right to work everywhere. If you have the good conditions and your profile matches with the job there have to be no boundaries.
That would work if no one used blue-cards as a way of creating his or her own business. There has to be a deep control to get to know that everything is under control.

I think it's a great idea because people who have studied and are qualified to work will be able to

I don't think that blue cards are a good idea because they represent a lot of problems, for the EU countries and specially for the countries of origin of these non-EU highly skilled workers. First of all, these Blue Cards will encourage people from other countries to come to the EU to have a job, because they will be much better paid. And it is obvious that with the situation of crisis that we have these days, we don't need foreign people to fill vacancies. We need more jobs for the native people, because the unemployment is increasing. Moreover, it will cause important problems in their countries of origin, because they will loose the higlhy skilled workers. What are they going to do without these skilled workers?

In principal I 'm for the three movment people around the world. The EU Blue card iniciative is a way to manage tgis influx of people in some way you can look at it as the EU buying talent in other countries. I belive that by having more talented people in the Eu it will make all people better off.While it is true that we can expect down word pressure on salarys on the long round the productivity increase will benefit the socity at large.

The contruies of imigrants are olso better off. Firstly, because of the mony imigrants send back to their families and secontly because they tend to return to their conutries were conditions in prove and apply what they have learn back in their home countries. We have seen that in Spain with US educated and trained professional when they came back when Spain became a democratic country. A more reason example, is the high tech industry revolutin in India wich was possible by the return of highey skilled sovetware engineers traind aganin in the US.