Нелегальная иммиграция в Испанию и борьба с ней

Abstract

Owing to its geographical location the Kingdom of Spain suffers particular pressure from illegal immigration. The main source-regions for it are the following: — North Africa (Morocco, Algeria etc.), — South America (Columbia, Equador, the Dominican Republic), — Eastern Europe (Romania, Ukraine, Poland), — China and other countries of South-East Asia. By its very nature illegal immigration is closely linked with illegal business and organized crime. It is a threat to security and is fraught with other dangers. So, combatting illegal migration is a priority of the state policy both of the EU as a whole and of the Kingdom of Spain, in particular. A number of measures of legislative character are taken: adoption of new laws and perfecting the existing ones. Administrative steps are taken as so well, so as to establish the state border protection improvement, more efficient visa regime, etc. Political measures are also implemented b o t h in domestic policy (tightening border control, hardening sanctions on the employers who employ illegal migrants, holding "migration amnesties", etc) and in foreign policy, which includes promoting cooperation with other states, the search for long-term solutions of the existing problems, rendering economic and technical aid to the countries illegal migrants come from and other measures. But the priority is given not only to combatting illegal migration itself, but also to the prevention of its causes, mainly of economic character.