MIGRATION OF RETURN IN SPAIN: EXITS OF IMMIGRANTS AND RETURN PROGRAMS IN A CRISIS CONTEXT

This article takes as its starting point the situation with regard to the estimate for immigrant departures in the past five years (2007-2012) as a reflection of the changing dynamics that have characterised the Spanish migration model over the last decade. By means of a summary of the government's assisted voluntary return programmes, it then presents an overview of present-day management of repatriation in Spain. It also discusses a selection of repatriation programmes and activities being carried out by Spanish NGO which, working with public institutions and supranational organisations, constitute examples of good practice in comprehensive and efficient management of voluntary return based on principles of sustainability and reintegration.