Editorial: El País

• Spain is wasting immigrant talent, with 54% of foreign university graduates working in jobs for which they are overqualified.
• Spain is the third European country with the most overqualified immigrants, a gap that has persisted for a decade.
• Foreigners with a higher level of education face higher unemployment rates, lower income, and underrepresentation in high-value-added sectors.
• One of the main obstacles is the complexity of the recognition of foreign university degrees. Even though processes have been sped up, management needs to be redesigned.
• Immigration is vital for economic growth, as shown by the 18.8% of the total workforce in Spain that are foreign.

Conclusion: The underemployment of immigrant talent constitutes a loss for Spain in terms of both economic growth and social development. There should be more thoughtful discussion and action to remove the obstacles that contribute to this waste of talent.

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