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Spain’s leader finds himself alone in defending immigration as other EU heads take a tougher line
Spain's open immigration policy supports economic growth with migrants addressing workforce shortages, despite political backlash and stalled pro-immigration legislation, officials say.
- With most European leaders talking tougher, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended migrants' contributions, saying Spain's progress and economy owe much to newcomers.
- Last year Spain amended its immigration law to ease residency and work permits for hundreds of thousands, and in recent years it welcomed millions of Latin American and African migrants.
- Curbing migrant arrivals by boat, Pedro Sánchez, Spanish Prime Minister, and the EU pledged 210 million euros last year to Mauritania, with arrivals to the Canary Islands dropping 60% this year.
- Political risks in Spain have risen as a more ambitious amnesty backed by Pedro Sánchez, Spanish Prime Minister, stalled in Parliament amid Vox's intensified anti-immigration rhetoric and rights advocates blame policies for 23 migrant deaths in Melilla.
- Spain's central bank estimates the country will need around 24 million working-age immigrants over the next 30 years, while Pedro Sánchez's government pledged funding for public housing and limits on foreign second-home purchases.
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Spain's leader finds himself alone in defending immigration as other EU heads take a tougher line
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is defying Europe’s prevailing winds as isolationism and nationalism flourish elsewhere by standing as the continent’s last major leader still speaking positively about immigration.
·United States
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The Independent (US)Spain's leader find himself alone in defending immigration as other EU heads take a tougher line
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is defying Europe’s prevailing winds as isolationism and nationalism flourish elsewhere by standing as the continent’s last major leader still speaking positively about immigration
·London, United Kingdom
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