Regulation of socio-cultural adaptation of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation at the present stage: the experience of the Working group under the State Duma Committee on nationalities (2022–2025)

The article analyzes the experience of the functioning and legislative work of the Working Group on the Regulatory and Legal Regulation of Socio-cultural Adaptation and Integration of Migrants, refugees and Internally Displaced Persons located in the territory of the Russian Federation under the State Duma Committee on Nationalities. The relevance and importance of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of socio-cultural adaptation and integration of foreign citizens is considered. The authors emphasize that the effective integration of migrants is a key task set out in the country’s strategic documents. The authors focus on the potential risks associated with the lack of effectiveness of existing adaptation mechanisms, such as social tension, ethnic strife and the formation of ethnic enclaves. The article describes the history of the formation of the Working Group as a platform for interdepartmental dialogue in the context of increased public attention to migration issues, its main tasks and directions. The formats of the Working Group’s activities are characterized, and the main legislative initiatives of the working body related to improving regulatory mechanisms in the field of labor migration and countering terrorism are analyzed. A completely new draft law “On State regulation of employment activities for foreign citizens in the Russian Federation” is proposed as such a mechanism.