RT International Migration Minister Elma Saiz said Spain does not want to be a “closed and poor” country
Spain will legalize up to 300,000 undocumented migrants annually over the next three years under new rules announced Tuesday, aimed at addressing labor shortages and boosting the economy, according to Migration Minister Elma Saiz.
“Spain has to choose between being an open and prosperous country or being a closed and poor country and we have chosen the former,” Saiz said, announcing the change. She added that the country needs “around 250,000 to 300,000 foreign workers per year to sustain its welfare state.”
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has previously promoted “circular migration” policies to create legal channels for economic migrants, something he said the country badly needs as its aging population strains public finances.
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