“…In sum, although often considered as belonging to the realm of 'high politics' and out of reach from regional authorities, immigration is in fact heavily impacted by the activities of regions. Their sprawling competences in education, culture, health and social services mean they directly impact integration policies on the socioeconomic and cultural-religious dimensions (Piccoli, 2020, in this issue;Xhardez, 2020, in this issue;Zuber, 2020, in this issue), whilst indirectly affecting developments on the legal-political dimension (Filindra & Manatschal, 2020, in this issue;Manatschal et al, 2020, in this issue;Zuber, 2020, in this issue). Regions with legislative authority on immigration and citizenship shape the whole spectrum of integration policies directly (Bennour, 2020, in this issue;Paquet & Xhardez, 2020, in this issue), whilst also impacting a broader set of migration-related questions (Table 1).…”