Spain’s downturn hits foreign workers

Spain has the highest proportion of immigrants of any EU country - most are from Latin America and Eastern Europe. But as boom turns to bust, Spain is rethinking its open-door policy, as the BBC's European Affairs correspondent Oana Lungescu reports.

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ESO: Background information: Immigration: Economic crisis puts tolerance to the test http://www.europeansources.info/record/immigration-economic-crisis-puts-tolerance-to-the-test/

ESO: Background information: Migrants to Spain find welcome mat withdrawn http://www.europeansources.info/record/migrants-to-spain-find-welcome-mat-withdrawn/

Migration Information Source: Spain http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/Spain.cfm

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