There were long lines at registration points across Spain as applications opened under a new amnesty program expected to see at least 500,000 undocumented migrants gain legal status to stay and work in the country. The Spanish think tank Funcas says, according to the Reuters news agency, there are likely some 840,000 undocumented people working in Spain. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has framed the policy as both a moral and economic necessity, arguing that many undo

Portugal is ageing faster than it can replace its workforce. The country currently has approximately 1.7 workers for every pensioner—well below the roughly 2.5 considered necessary to keep social security in balance, according to data from Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE) and the Agency for Integration, Migrations and Asylum (AIMA). As the native population shrinks and retirements accelerate, projections indicate Portugal will need up to 1.3 million new workers

The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as a way to help control immigration. Officials confirmed that it won’t be compulsory for citizens and residents to show a digital ID card in order to get a job, ditching a key plank of the policy announced in September. Starmer announced in September that “you will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It’s as simple as

The New Zealand government said it was introducing two new pathways for migrants to gain residency as part of their efforts to boost the...

Yes, Russia has complex immigration issues, facing a need for migrant labor to offset its declining population and workforce while also...

Although complete data is not yet available, Pew estimates that the undocumented population has likely dropped off in 2025. Pew said it...