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After the panic, came a first little break-through.I just started working on a new research project, after four years dealing with immigration policies in Israel. And I was very scared and panicked of how unfamiliar I was of the Portuguese context. But, everyday, as I open the newspaper Público, available in the common room where we have lunch and coffee, there is an article about Portuguese living abroad.That sounds all too familiar! As a matter of fact, in September 2018, two main debates around emigration make it to the first pages while I settle in Portugal: an on-going public debate on fiscal privileges for Portuguese (and their offspring) who return to Portugal (see for instance Pedro Góis' column on the topic); and the return of 6000 Venezeluans who are Portuguese (or their parents or grandparents) to Madeira and continental Portugal.The return of Portuguese emigrants suddenly resembles the one of Jewish members of the Diaspora, provided in the Israeli Law of Return. Either desirable because of their potential economic contribution to the country, or in need of help because of the vulnerability of the community in a tense political context (Venezuelan Jews too benefit from a special programme the last years in Israel), the emigrants come back to (re)integrate the nation! Obviously, the steps taken by the Portuguese government are still small compared to Israel well-oiled return machine, but some moves are rather similar. After all, Portugal was the second country after Israel to adopt a law of return for Jews.In any case, return migration is definitely embedded in nation-building, and re-interpreted in a more global world. Lucky me, back to nationalism, colonialism and neoliberalism. In a world of -isms, the returning emigrant is queen/king?