Recently, Spain has become the principal place for migration among Latin Americans, to the point that presently the Latin American presence in Spain is the highest. This article illustrates through a case study in the Alcala de Henares city, the labor situation of the immigrant population in Spain. To reach this objective, the determing factors behind this process need to be established, as well as certain aspects of the work conditions offered in this city. Theoretically the study supposes the existence of a structure of inequalities of opportunity which leads to the fact that labor opportunities for immigrants are limited to certain segments of the labor market.

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