[KR: According to a 2007 report by the Council of Europe, programs of repeated amnesties such as in Spain may have had a small 'pull effect' is still a “positive experience from which many European states can learn.” The same may or may not be true for the United States, and this piece does not examine the role of networks of migration that operate regardless of economic or legal push-pull factors.]

June 10, 2008
BORDER CROSSINGS
Spain, Like U.S., Grapples With Immigration

JASON DePARLE, New York Times

MADRID — With the United States riven by calls to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, Americans might consider the possible effects by looking at southern Europe, where illegal immigration has abounded and so have forgiveness plans.

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