La Latinoamericanización de la inmigración en España

Abstract

The overall aim of this paper is showing the preference of Spanish society for Latin American immigration, which is reflected in government decisions. This preference is analysed through statistic data, which shows the influx of people with foreigner citizenship, and through immigration laws between 2000 and 2001. The current state of immigration policy in Spain is determined by the demand of labour from Latin American. Also, this demand of labour has encouraged a significant change in the immigration pattern, since Spanish nineties immigrants came from North Africa, particularly from Morocco. The main objectives of this article are: on one hand, the explanation for the recent «Latin Americanisation» of Spanish immigration and, on the other hand, a study of the legislative processes which have generate the increase of the Latin American immigrants flow, at the same time with the inclusion of Spain into the South European migratory pattern.