is considered to have integrated himself into the economic and social life is eligible to receive a domicile permit (Aufenthaltsberechtigung). Once granted, the permit allows its holder to move within the country without restrictions. Work permits are issued by the federal Labor Office (Bundesanstalt fur Arbeit). All aliens intending to work in Germany need a work permit. There are two classes of work permits. One is a general permit, issued normally for one year and geared to the labor conditions prevailing, or to special needs of certain industries. The other permit is a special work permit (Besondere Arbeitserlaubnis), issued to aliens who have had a steady employment record for the preceding five years, or who have been living in Germany legally for the last eight years or more or who are married to a German citizen (Bhagwati 1984, 279). The majority of the German people thought, and still thinks today, that if there are no foreign workers, there will be considerable less unemployment. This is a tolerable thought but this problem has also to be looked at from a different perspective. The article, A Whiff of Xenophobia states, that While the German economic miracle was in full swing, the Gastarbeiter (guest worker) were regarded as a necessary, if not always desirable, adjunct to economic success, without whom many of the less attractive jobs - in hotels and catering, car production and mining among others - would have been left undone (The Economist 1984, 23). This article explains that foreign workers are prepared to perform tasks, which German unemployed people refuse to do. Every year there are thousands of work permits issued to foreigners because it is not possible to find a German worker who is willing to do the work when offered. As foreigners look for every chance to earn the Deutschmark (German currency), no matter what job or under what conditions, Germans think that they are too delicate to get their hands dirty. German ...
