castanyes blaves
Random ramblings about some random stuff, and things; but more stuff than things -- all in a mesmerizing and kaleidoscopic soapbox-like flow of words.12/19/2008
Wrong way to go
Grappling with rising unemployment and a moribund economy, the Spanish government proposed new immigration rules Friday to limit the influx of immigrants.
The measures, which need Parliamentary approval, would let police hold undocumented aliens longer pending expulsion and make it harder for foreign-born residents to bring relatives over. They are yet another reflection of the dramatic turnabout in Spain's economy.
If one discourages immigration, the end result is a worsening economy. Albania, from the de-Stalinization until the end of Enver Hoxha's ruling (1960-1985) is an example of a country where influx of people was null for 25 years, and that didn't work quite well for them...
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