Posted by Chris Showers on November 14th, 2008.
Now that the election in the USA has ended, I thought it might be interesting for me to write a post with what Spain’s reaction to Barack Obama’s victory has been like. As you may or may not realize, the Presidential Elections of the USA are followed quite closely in Europe and in other parts of the world because the decisions made in our country often affect those everywhere. In fact, as the election in the USA grew nearer, more and more Spaniards began to ask me who I would be voting for and what my thoughts were on the subject in general. Later, when Obama won the election, I was bombarded with questions about whether or not I think he will be good for the country and whether or not I am happy with him as president. Just as I’ve formulated my own opinions about Obama, Spaniards, of course, have formulated theirs. Here’s what many are saying. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on July 30th, 2008.
According to this article in El País, Spain has made some pretty radical changes to its immigration policy over the last month or so. These changes are in response to the “economic crisis” situation that Spain finds itself in and include things such as giving incentives to legal immigrants who are unemployed to go back to their home country, toughening family reunification criteria, and increasing the amount of time illegals can be held under arrest. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on May 16th, 2008.
According to this article in El País, there was a political demonstration held to protest ETA today in Vitoria, a city in the Basque Region of Spain. This demonstration was organized by members of various political parties in Spain and was a reaction to the recent death of a Guardia Civil officer after an ETA bombing in Legutiano (another city in the Basque Region). Continue reading this post…
Posted by Chris Showers on May 11th, 2008.
In recent years immigrants have been arriving to Spain in swarms looking for better lives. They have mainly come from places like Africa, Romania, Bulgaria, and some South American countries like Colombia. Immigration, of course, is something that Spain hasn’t really had to deal with much before and the topic of immigration nowadays is quite “hot” in the country. In fact, Spaniards are now finding themselves faced with the question of what to do with immigrants arriving to Spain. But those immigrants who are just arriving are not the only worry of Spaniards; according to this recent article in El País, the future of the sons and daughters of new immigrants is also uncertain. Continue reading this post…
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