BRUSSELS — Amidst a backdrop of growing diversity, the concept of ‘mainstreaming’ immigrant integration has proven trendy in European policy circles in recent years even it has been invoked for different purposes and in different contexts. Accurately used to capture the idea that integration policy requires a whole-of-government response across national and local levels, mainstreaming also has been cited as justification for cuts to immigrant-focused programming and to shift away from newcomer-targeted policies in favour of generic, mainstream ones.
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