In the late 1990s Spain became one of the best preferred destinations for work abroad. In the migration process they left their birth places either temporarily or permanently with the hope of providing better lives for their families. Many people turned towards cross-border labour mobility as a new economic strategy. The life of the Roma/Gypsies changed dramatically and a great many of them remained jobless. Following the downfall of the socialist regime in Bulgaria (1944-1989) a social and economic crisis emerged. I focus on two aspects of their way of life abroad: labour activities and cultural adaptation to the local health care system. This article deals with the various migration strategies of Bulgarian Gypsies who currently live in Spain. The focus of cultural policies on territorial forms of cultural diversity and on cultural difference, as well as the focus of immigration policies on the social integration of migrants, usually disregarding their cultural rights, have reified the symbolic boundaries among cultures and social groups, preventing the development of social interaction and cultural hybridization between and among different social groups. policies aiming at the recognition and support of cultural diversity, at the state and regional levels. The following subsections analyze the ways in which different sources of linguistic, religious and artistic diversity have been included in and excluded from ' normalization policies ', i.e. The first section provides a general overview on the constitution of autonomous communities and on immigration policies. Article Abstract This chapter examines how the Spanish state and two autonomous communities (the Basque Autonomous Community and Galicia) have addressed linguistic, religious, and artistic diversity.

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