Emmanuel Comte writes about Greece’s recent move to legalise undocumented migrants, which parallels France’s 1981 initiative to integrate migrants into the formal labour market. He notes that the French experience had unforeseen consequences, such as an increase in irregular migration and document falsification, and explains that Greece now faces similar risks, including an increase in irregular migration and social tensions. Finally, it concludes that a more effective strategy may involve liberalising the labour market to discourage irregular work and combat the informal economy, as France did after its policy shift of 1982.
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