"Since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a new sort of migrant has begun to appear in Europe, known in the jargon as a 'cross-border commuter', 'labour tourist' or 'incomplete migrant'. . . .They shuttle back and forth across an EU border, usually from Eastern Europe into Germany or Austria, and often earn a living in the Union to support a family outside it.."
—"A continent on the move," The Economist, May 6, 2000