European Task Force to Irregular Migrations – Country report: Spain

Summary:

Spain represents in many ways an exceptional case study for research on immigration and especially irregular immigration. This makes this report a significant complement to those on local migration politics in Berlin, London, and Paris and, to some extent, in Rome as well. Officials, scholars and observers in traditional immigration countries in Western Europe have developed strong views, and concerns, on how Spain, Italy and other Southern European countries have failed to control inflows, have no explicit approach to integration, and need to learn from longstanding immigration destinations. These worries centre on the idea that Southern European countries need to efficiently manage the challenges that current immigration represents as well as
increase the efficacy of future interventions in the field of immigration.

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