Spain

8871000

Immigrant Population

18.5%

Immigrant Share of Total Population

1624000

Emigrant Population

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Latin American Immigration to Southern Europe

By 2005-2006, Southern Europe had emerged as Latin American migration’s main European destination, shaped by history and labor demand.

The Merits and Limitations of Spain's High-Tech Border Control

Spain’s high-tech sea border control improved detection but also faced limits.

Migrations Transsahariennes vers l'Afrique du Nord et l'UE: Origines Historiques et Tendances Actuelles

Née de dynamiques historiques et structurelles, la migration transsaharienne résiste aux politiques de fermeture des frontières européennes et nord-africaines.

Trans-Saharan Migration to North Africa and the EU: Historical Roots and Current Trends

Trans-Saharan migration has grown since the 1990s due to Libyan policies and regional conflict.

Extreme Measures: What Migrants Are Willing to Do to Get in and What Governments Will Do to Stop Them

In 2005, 464 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a 41 percent increase over 2004; hundreds more died crossing the Mediterranean or breaching Spain's North African enclaves.

Challenges of Immigrant Integration: Muslims in Europe

The July 7 London bombings and weeks of rioting in France after two North African teens died in a Paris suburb made Muslim integration an urgent issue in Europe in 2005.

Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach

Spain's 2005 regularization drew nearly 700,000 applications, making it the broadest yet.

The Changing Mosaic of Mediterranean Migrations

Southern Europe faced volatile, increasingly restrictive immigration policies as North Africa and the Balkans emerged as transit zones.

España: Hacia una nueva política migratoria

España pasó de emisora a receptora; en 2001 los residentes extranjeros sumaron 1,1 millones, impulsando reformas que culminaron en la Ley 4/2000 y el Plan Greco, lanzado en 2001.

Spain: Forging an Immigration Policy

Spain has evolved from a sending to receiving country; by 2001, foreign residents numbered 1.1 million and accounted for 2.5 percent of the population.