ABSTRACT
Since World War II, the Netherlands has been confronted with an infl ux of various categories of immigrants. Which category migrates to what countries depends on the historical, political and economic contexts of both the country of departure and the country of receipt. The manner in which the receiving countries react to the arrival of immigrants greatly varies (Banks 2008). And there are also major differences in the manner in which immigrants deal with the expectations and demands of the receiving society.
