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More Than 1 Million Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain

Since late April, the Spanish government has allowed undocumented migrants a path out of legal limbo, making Spain a beacon to the global left.

By Carlos Barragán

One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme

Programme defending benefits of immigration attracts double number of applicants expected More than 1 million undocumented migrants and asylum seekers have applied to regularise their status in Spain under a government programme to harness and defend the benefits of immigration at a time when most European countries are pulling up the drawbridge. Although the massive regularisation initiative, announced by the socialist-led government in January, was originally intended to benefit about 500,0...

By Sam Jones in Madrid

More than 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation

More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said on Tuesday, the final day for submissions. The vast scheme was predicted to benefit around 500,000 people, most from Latin America, when the left-wing government launched it in April. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reports.

By FRANCE24

Spain's mass migrants regularization drive sees 1M applications

More than 1 million undocumented migrants in Spain have applied for legal status under a government scheme, defying a broader European crackdown on irregular immigration, officials...