Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, around 2.4 million Russians of German descent [often referred to as Spätaussiedler, meaning ethnic remigrants], have migrated to the Federal Republic. The remigrants were granted German citizenship and initially were also offered language courses and financial support, although these measures were reduced when their number reached 200,000 per year. As this report by Deutsche Welle from 2008 describes, there were considerable problems with the integration of Russian-Germans, ranging from a lack of language skills, uprootedness and poor employment prospects to juvenile delinquency. While the second and third generations of Russian-Germans have been able to overcome many of these obstacles, they continue to persist in parts of this and many other migrant communities.