Immigration in Spain

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Immigration in Spain

• By Anneke Focken
• February 8, 2002

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Facts

• 1.5 of Spanish population are immigrants
• 54.5 of those are from the European Union
• 1997 150.000 immigrants were reported living in
  Spain
• 1997 increase of female immigration to 44.8

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Interest of Government

• Interested in social integration of immigrants
• Investments into campaigns
• Organic Law of 1985
• Three new initiatives since 1985, but they failed
• A new regulation of the Organic Law in 1996

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Organic Law

• First immigration policy in Spain
• Passed six month before they entered the EEC
• Determines the procedure for aliens to enter,
  reside and work in Spain
• Employment contract or work permit to work
  legally
• Before giving a work permit the authorities
  consider the local work situation
• A cancellation of the contract means the illegal
  status as well as the run out of the permit

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New Regulation of the Aliens Law

• Important to immigrants who have lived legally in
  Spain for six years or longer
• They can now receive a permanent work permit
• -gt they dont have to fear an expulsion anymore

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• The End