Green Lane without traffic lights: we need migration compliance

The article questions whether Portugal created an accelerated mechanism for recruiting foreign workers through the so-called "Green Lane," without simultaneously developing a true migration compliance system. The central issue raised is whether the country implemented a process for attracting foreign labor without ensuring adequate mechanisms for monitoring and verifying compliance with immigration rules. The text suggests that there may be a gap between the facilitation of recruitment and the construction of a robust migratory control system. This is a reflection on the need for balance between openness to labor immigration and the existence of effective compliance tools in the Portuguese migration system.