Spain Bucks EU Trend with Immigration Amnesty
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Spain, the main gateway for illegal  immigrants into the European Union, is proposing an amnesty for  illicit workers at a time when other European capitals are  calling for a crackdown to stem the flood.
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MADRID, Nov 10 (IPS) - Activists, teachers and politicians with the ruling   socialist party in Spain are worried about a decision by  authorities in  schools in the provinces of Madrid and Valencia,  which are governed by the  centre-right Popular Party, to bar  undocumented immigrants who have  completed the 10 years of  compulsory schooling from continuing their  education.
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MADRID, Aug 11 (IPS) - The number of employees who sign temporary work   contracts week after week, and thus have no right to paid  vacation, is  increasing among young people in Spain. But  immigrant workers have even more  to complain about, because they  are offered no job contracts or benefits at  all.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - After spending several  years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its  new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America  where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled  edge.
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With less than a month to go before Spain holds the EU's first referendum on the European Constitution, not everyone is happy with the campaign.
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European nations, juggling the need to fight unemployment, fill a dearth of skilled labour and combat illegal immigration and labour, are one-by-one adopting legislation aimed at handpicking the immigrants they need.
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Spain's Canary Islands can no longer cope with a huge influx of illegal migrants from Africa, officials say.
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Up to 600,000 illegal immigrants would be eligible for amnesty.
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Jos Luis Rodr guez Zapatero's government has embarked on a 6m ($7.9m) media blitz to familiarise Spaniards with the new European constitution, ahead of a referendum on February 20.
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Many visitors to Spain gravitate toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.
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Spain launches a process of granting legal amnesty to up to 800,000 undocumented immigrants.
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The EU is presenting a 'blue card' that would aim to attract skilled workers to Europe and regulate immigration.
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The impact of the Green Card has been noted by the European Commission, which hopes to capitalize on its success
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Spain&#39;s semi-autonomous Basque Country was heading for a fresh showdown with the central government last night after its Congress voted for changes to political statutes that could clear the
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Spain will step up protection for recently elected government and opposition town councilors after the armed Basque separatist group ETA said it was ending a 15-month cease-fire, security officials said Monday.
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The BBC's Martha Dixon sees how Spain struggles to deal with illegal immigrants in the Canary Islands.
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MADRID, Oct 24  (IPS) - The European Union is set to open its doors wide to  qualified immigrants with its blue card system, and at the same  time slam them even more tightly shut to undocumented workers, of  whom there are 10 million in the bloc, including 700,000 in Spain.