When there is a European Community Affairs Correspondent from the Guardian, Asifa Kassamfirst moved to Spain 14 years ago, and the country was still upset from the 2008 financial crisis. “The only thing they spoke were LA Crisis, LA Crisis. They couldn't see the exit. There was no light at the end of the tunnel.”
Things are very different today. Businesses are open, full of restaurants, and in Madrid, “there are fuss in cities that weren't before.”
Spain is now Europe's fastest growing economy, Asifa said Helen Pido While much of the continent is opposed to immigration, Spanish socialist governments are moving in a different direction. She explains the policies that have been introduced to encourage people to migrate, the types of people coming, the jobs they meet, and other factors driving Spain's economic growth.
Can Spain make immigrants the vote winner when many European countries struggle to harmonize lower fertility rates, aging populations and economic weaknesses?
To see what your European country looks like None Immigration heads towards “visualization: the European population crisis.”
