Spain already regularised over half a million undocumented migrants in 2005. Here’s what happened to its economy

By Joan Monras, Labor Economics, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra)

With an upcoming amnesty for an estimated half a million undocumented workers, Spain is charting its own course on immigration policy, while also reinforcing its dependence on migrants to fuel economic growth.

“We are strengthening a migration model based on human rights, integration and coexistence, and compatible with economic growth and social cohesion,” said Elma Saiz, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, on announcing…

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