The historical background in Spain between 1976-1986
During the years 1975 and 1979 immigration in Spain was de cause of the political and the economic crisis in the countries of the center of Europe. After this problem the immigration in Spain finished.
During the years 1975 and 1985 the situation in Spain changed. In demographic and economic ways because they were in a transition of changes.
During the years 1976 and 1985 the population decrees.
Effects of this immigration wave in Spain between 1976-1985
The immigration in Spain on 1975 was about 80 thousand people. It grew during a couple of years, on 1977 the immigration arrived to almost 120 thousand people. Despite this growth, this wasn't the highest number of immigration in Spain, it was 140 thousand people on 1967. After the 1977 the number of immigrants in Spain started to decrease a lot, it arrived to 19 thousand on 1982 and after that it grew again a bit, but not so much, on 1985 it was of 20 thousand people.
Immigration to Spain between 1975-85
Regarding the entry of foreign nationals, the situation since 1975 when the foreign population was almost non-existent, is that of an increase at a rate of 8,000 a year, an accumulation of illegal aliens and a first wave of regularization in 10 years later.
In 1976 Spain embarked on a path of democratization and decentralization, Welfare State expansion, and rising economic openness. New labor institutions were established in the Workers’ Statute.
Due to political instability, there was little policy response to the two oil price shocks until the early 1980s. And there was a large wage push, as unions competed to get established, ended in 1977 by the first of a series of social pacts which prevailed until 1986. The first half of the 1980s saw a strong wave of industrial restructuring.
Monetary policy was lax until 1977 and then restrictive: the real long-term interest rate went from bringing gross public debt to 50% of GDP by 1986
People came to Spain thanks to the end of the Franco dictatorship
