Spain Grants Amnesty to Over 500,000 Unauthorized Immigrants Amid Opposition
Sourced from 4 publications
- •Spain's government approved a royal decree for 500,000 undocumented immigrants to obtain legal status.
- •Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the measure as necessary for the country's demography and public services.
- •The amnesty targets immigrants working in key sectors such as agriculture and tourism.
- •The Bangladeshi community in Spain celebrated the amnesty program's approval.
- •The center-right People's Party intends to challenge the decree legally.
Sources
Spain’s Bangladeshi community cheers migrant amnesty programme
Al Jazeera
Spanish government approves amnesty programme for undocumented immigrants
Al Jazeera
Spain: Sanchez government finalizes amnesty plan for undocumented migrants
DW Europe
Spain moves to grant legal status to half a million unauthorized immigrants
Politico EU
Spain finalises amnesty measures to give legal status to up to 500,000 immigrant...
Euronews
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