From irregular immigrants to naturalised citizens
Indian immigration and immigration policies in Spain, 1985–2018
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nachatter Singh Garha (0000-0002-4506-680X, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-198 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asian Diaspora (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-8184 • E-ISSN: 1943-8192 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19438192.2021.1935181 |
| OpenAlex | W3166165983 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
Immigration policies have a considerable impact on the influx and settlement process of immigrants, including ways and routes of immigration, regularisation, access to public services (such as education, housing and medical services), entry into the labour market, family reunification and access to citizenship. Consequently, changes in immigration policy determine the pace and direction of migrant integration and status mobility in host countries. Drawing from 64 semi-structured in-depth interviews with Indian immigrants in Spain, this paper explores the perceived effects of changes in immigration policies in Spain on immigration conditions, status mobility and integration of Indian immigrants, and strategies adopted by them to deal with these policies, during the period between 1985 and 2018. Results show that the Spanish immigration policies had several unintended negative effects on immigration conditions, regularisation, family reunification and access to Spanish citizenship, which in turn have slowed down their pace of integration and upward social mobility
Citizenship · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Family reunification · Geography · Immigration · Immigration policy · Pace · Political science · Politics · Unintended consequences · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Snowball Sampling
Controlling immigration
Indian diaspora population and space
Sikh diaspora and Spain
Integration Processes and Policies in Europe
Migration, religion and identity
Casted masculinities in the Punjabi Diaspora in Spain
Punjabi irregular immigration to Italy and Spain
The Ravidassia Community and Identity (Ies) in Catalonia, Spain
Migration Control in Germany and the United States
Immigration to Spain
A New Immigration Regularization Policy
Asian Immigrants in Spain
South Asian immigration to Spain
The Immigrant Threat. The Integration of Old and New Migrants in Western Europe since 1850
Immigration policies in Southern Europe
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Why Liberal States Accept Unwanted Immigration
Defying the Law of Gravity
Immigration and Politics
The Factors that Make and Unmake Migration Policies
Death at the Border
Unintended Consequences of US Immigration Policy
The Effectiveness of Immigration Policies
The Continuing Mobility of Migrants in Italy
Borders beyond Control
Masculinity in the Sikh Community in Italy and Spain
L'Espagne, pays d'immigration
How immigration is changing citizenship
Immigration Policies in Italy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |