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On April 14, Spain’s Council of Ministers, or cabinet, approved a proposal to legalize more than 500,000 illegal aliens in the country.
As “Insider Report” noted in February, after the Spanish government initially endorsed the measure, the legalization would apply to illegal aliens who entered the country through December 31, 2025, lived in Spain for at least five months, and had no criminal record — besides entering Spain illegally. It is expected to result in more than 500,000 illegal aliens receiving legal status, though Spain’s conservative-leaning opposition argues that up to one million illegals could benefit.
Widespread Support
The amnesty proposal is being imposed via a royal decree, not the Cortes Generales (parliament). According to Elma Saiz, Spain’s minister of inclusion, social security and migration, eligible migrants could apply for legal status beginning on April 16 online and April 20 in person. The application window will last through June 30. According to social-media reports, thousands of migrants have already begun lining up to take advantage of the amnesty.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the measure as “an act of normalization, of recognizing the reality of nearly half a million people who already form part of our daily life. And, also, an act of justice and necessity.” This is the first legalization proposal since 2005, when the Spanish government provided legal status to 577,000 migrants…
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