Spain Legalizes Large Number of Undocumented Migrants
On Tuesday, the cabinet passed a measure, expected to take effect in April, providing one-year residence and work permits to foreigners who can demonstrate they have lived in Spain for at least five months before the end of 2025.
The initiative, developed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists and the left-wing Podemos party, bypassed a divided parliament. The government argues that the policy is essential to address workforce shortages and Spain’s aging population.
Sanchez stated that Spain “lacks people” and must choose between being “a closed and poor nation” or “opening itself to the world to ensure prosperity.”
Opposition leaders have strongly criticized the move. Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo accused Sanchez of trying to “deflect attention” from a mounting national crisis following recent fatal passenger train accidents that killed dozens. He also condemned the mass regularization as a “reward for illegal migration” and pledged to repeal it if his party returned to power.
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