Novas migrações, novos desafios: A imigração do Leste Europeu

Abstract

Eastern European migration to Portugal is a sudden and intense phenomenon that drastically changed the composition and the outlook of the immigrant population in the country. This paper discusses the main determinants behind this sudden and intense migratory movement. Based on a national survey of migrants from Ukraine, Russia, and Moldavia it describes the main social and demographic characteristics of this population and its main modes of economic insertion.

Keywords

• migrants
• social integration
• labour integration
• migratory policy
• migration flows
• Portugal