Posted on 06/15/2026 1:47:42 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Spain's migrant amnesty is set to attract more than one million people, which is double the expected number of undocumented workers seeking legal residency rights.
The migration ministry said it had received about 900,000 applications. The government initially thought only half a million illegal migrants would claim.
CEAR, a non-profit refugee aid organisation, said it expected applications to exceed one million by the time the programme ended in two weeks.
The amnesty was championed by Pedro Sánchez, Spain's centre-Left leader, who argued that integrating paperless migrants was just and made economic sense.
Spain's economic growth has far outpaced most European peers in the past two years, partly driven by migrants who have boosted key sectors such as hospitality and elderly care by plugging labour shortages and increasing social security contributions.
Mr Sanchez argued that the amnesty would continue Spain's strong economic growth and help safeguard public pensions by regularising their employment.
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Which means the EU will demand other countries take in the ones that Spain can’t handle.
Yeah, Hungary and Poland, they are looking at you.
He announced it as “less than 500,000.” El Pais immediately claimed it would be over 900,000 and Sanchez called them liars.
Guess they didn’t learn from the Moors back in AD 711 to AD 1492.
From 1st world to 3rd world in the blink of an eye ,LOL These fake politicians are very dangerous
Oh man. Moroccans? Should be Mexicans. No culture adjustment-not as much. Transpositioning cruise ships.
Can we send our illegals there? POR FAVOR?
Wait a minute. Doesn’t Spain have a separatist movement. Will this bring the nation together? They’re certainly not with us.
General Franco, where are you?
The Moors did.
And this affects far beyond Spain. Granted amnesty and standing in Spain they are free to move about the EU.
This is what it looks like to be swirling around the drain.
Start sending Gazans there.
Just like democrats, this is a power move to keep them in power.
Millions of American ballots from Demoncrats in the mail soon.
Will these migrants be given stabbing knives, or do they have to provide their own?
The article doesn’t say.
Sure am glad I got to see Spain before they destroyed it.
Adiós España
Why tf would a Pakistani Hindu Bangladeshi Afghani want to live in Spain?
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SPAIN IMMIGRANTS
Top Countries of Birth (Foreign-Born Residents)Here are the top origins (latest detailed breakdown available for early 2025/2026 from INE data via Wikipedia and other sources). Latin America dominates in numbers, followed by North Africa and parts of Europe:
en.wikipedia.org
Rank
Country
Foreign-Born Population
1
Morocco
1,165,955
2
Colombia
978,041
3
Venezuela
692,316
4
Romania
521,181
5
Ecuador
468,751
6
Argentina
450,883
7
Peru
430,277
8
United Kingdom
281,584
9
Cuba
252,290
10
Honduras
220,593
11
France
219,791
12
Ukraine
209,592
13
China
209,320
14
Dominican Republic
207,135
15
Bolivia
193,275
16
Brazil
189,712
17
Germany
180,264
18
Italy
164,380
19
Paraguay
162,633
20
Russia
141,438
Continuing notable ones (from previous conversation): Pakistan: ~135,700
India: ~74,000
Bangladesh is smaller (likely in the low tens of thousands).
en.wikipedia.org
Regional Breakdown (Approximate Shares)Latin America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, etc.): The largest overall group — often over 40-50% of foreign-born. Many gain Spanish citizenship relatively quickly due to historical/cultural ties.
en.wikipedia.org
Africa (mainly Morocco, plus Senegal, Algeria, etc.): Very large, especially North Africa.
Europe (Romania, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, etc.): Significant EU and non-EU mix; includes many retirees and workers.
Asia: Growing (China, Pakistan, India, etc.), but smaller share overall.
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