What is Spain's attitude towards immigrants?

Many people will choose to immigrate to Spain, so what is Spain's attitude towards immigration? This is a problem that many people care about. Let's take a look! The following is the relevant information I have compiled. Welcome to reading.

In the 1990s, Spain's booming economy attracted a large number of overseas immigrants. In addition to a large number of Chinese, there are more than 7 million immigrants from Latin America, and the population has increased by nearly 20%. After the economic crisis began in 2008, the construction industry and domestic industry, where Latin American immigrants concentrated, shrank sharply, and many people lost their jobs. In addition to the economic blow, the Spanish also regard immigrants with special respect because of the economic pressure during the economic crisis. On the one hand, they think that the unemployment of immigrants has become a social unrest factor, on the other hand, they think that immigrants are competing with local people for jobs and social resources.

Now, with the strong recovery of Spanish economy, the attitude of Spanish people towards immigrants has changed greatly compared with that during the economic crisis. For example, a poll in Andalusia shows that two-thirds of Andalusians believe that immigrants have enriched the cultural and social diversity of Andalusia. People's attitude towards immigrants began to be positive, and they all said that they could see the contribution of immigrants to the local society.

The Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs of Andalusia conducted a survey on local people's attitudes towards immigrants. The final result shows that 65% of the local people think that immigration enriches the cultural life of Andalusia and is conducive to the diversified development of Andalusia. In addition, from April to May of 20 17, Andalusia also conducted a survey on the attitudes and views of immigrants. Of the 2,475 people surveyed, more than half believe that immigrants have made great contributions to the economic development of Andalusia.

As for the political participation of immigrants, 64% respondents believe that immigrants should participate in politics and have their own voting rights; 75.3% of the respondents supported their acquisition of Spanish citizenship; 7 1.7% of the respondents believe that sending their families to Spain by immigrants is beneficial to Spain's social and economic development.

The survey results show that the overall evaluation of immigrants in Spain, especially in Andalusia, began to change, with only 44% giving negative evaluation and more than half giving positive evaluation. Now Spain has begun to generally accept and appreciate immigrants, which is obviously improved compared with the economic crisis. Whether it is the contribution of immigrants to the economy, to the labor market or to cultural diversity, most Spaniards are sure. However, some people think that they accept the cultural diversity brought by immigrants, but they still hope that immigrants will assimilate and integrate with the local culture. In addition, most Spaniards have begun to recognize the social and political rights of immigrants, but they hope that the government can manage immigrants more strictly and do not want a large number of illegal immigrants.

At the same time, the survey results show that some people with lower education level and older people hold a negative attitude towards immigration. For the elderly, more people are unwilling to accept immigrants, and there is an obvious generation gap with immigrants. The younger people are, the more open and tolerant they are to immigrants.

In addition to the positive attitude towards immigrants, Spain also made it clear that Spain needs immigrants. Because the population problem is a major challenge facing Spain and even Europe as a whole. The number of deaths in Spain in 20 17 has always been higher than the number of births. In addition, the phenomenon of aging population in Spain is also very serious. So Spain needs immigrants to solve its own population problem.

However, the immigrants Spain wants are conditional, and they need young immigrants to become the main force of social labor, especially in industrial production. In addition, they hope to attract highly educated and skilled immigrants.

The above is what I have compiled about Spain's attitude towards immigrants. Welcome to reading.