POLICY REPORT ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM IN LATVIA ...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
1. INTRODUCTION 7
1.1. METHODOLOGY 7
1.2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 7
2. POLITICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 9
2.1. STRUCTURE OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM AND INSTITUTIONAL
CONTEXT
2.2. STRUCTURE OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM
3. POLITICAL, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN LATVIA
IN THE FIELD OF MIGRATION AND ASYLUM
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3.1. MAIN POLITICAL CHANGES
3.2. MAIN POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT DEBATES
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3.3. MAIN INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
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4. LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION 19
4.1. ECONOMIC MIGRATION 19
4.1.1. CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 19
4.1.2. CHANGES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVE 22
4.2. FAMILY REUNIFICATION 25
4.2.1. CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 25
4.2.2. CHANGES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVE 25
4.3. OTHER LEGAL IMMIGRATION 28
4.3.1. CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 28
4.3.2. CHANGES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVE 32
4.4. INTEGRATION 33
4.4.1. CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 33
4.4.2. CHANGES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVE 34
4.5. CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALISATION 40
4.5.1. CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 40
5. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND RETURN 42
5.1. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 42
5.1.1. CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 42