The DNA of Iceland's First Known Black Man, Recreated from Living Descendants

Re:The DNA of Iceland's First Known Black Man, Recreated fro... by coldtea on Saturday January 20, 2018 @09:21AM (#16193420)

>Around 10% of the Icelandic population are immigrants, which hardly qualifies as a low level.

What percentage is first generation low-skilled laborers outside of mainstream Icelandic society, or integrated immigrant citizens in all walks of life?

There's a big difference between the two.

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Re:The DNA of Iceland's First Known Black Man, Recreated fro... by avar on Saturday January 20, 2018 @03:13PM (#16195181)

I'll bite, what's the big difference? Are you asking whether Iceland's foreign-born population is mainly seasonal workers? No, they're not.

There's been a consistent increase in immigration since the mid-90s when Iceland joined the EU's free movement program. This pattern continued even though the 2008 crash (accelerated if anything).

Iceland's the 6th richest country in the EEA by GDP PPP. There's a general trend in the EEA of people moving from east to west for better pastures, Iceland's biggest foreign-born population is Poland, followed by Lithuania.

1. https://hagstofa.is/utgafur/frettasafn/mannfjoldi/innflytjen...

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Re:The DNA of Iceland's First Known Black Man, Recreated fro... by coldtea on Saturday January 20, 2018 @03:35PM (#16195274)

>I'll bite, what's the big difference?

The big difference would be as to whether immigrants are welcome and integrated, or merely tolerated as necessary evil unskilled laborers.

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Re:The DNA of Iceland's First Known Black Man, Recreated fro... by salvar on Saturday January 20, 2018 @04:41PM (#16195567)

They are overwhelmingly welcome and integrated, although the integration level differs based on background, length of stay, language skills, etc.

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