This study analyses the strengths and weaknesses of Czech immigration policy since the so-called European migration crisis of 2015, and provides an overview of key measures relating to the labour migration of third country nationals in Europe. Following 80 structured interviews with experts on various aspects of Czech immigration policy, the study's authors identified three key challenges in migration policy making in the Czech Republic:

1. Perceptions of migration as a threat
2. Focus on temporary labour migration
3. Lack of a conceptual, systematic approach to migration

The analysis presented in the study shows that migration is perceived in the Czech Republic to be an unwelcome necessity. While migrant workers are in high demand in the Czech labour market, their presence is tolerated rather than welcomed and based on the assumption that migrants will leave once demand for their labour ends. The authors of the study conclude that the Czech Republic's migration policy is not currently constructed to promote the settlement and integration of migrant workers into Czech society.

Read the study (in Czech) here.