Jan 29, 2026 10:29 PM
(This post was last modified: Jan 29, 2026 11:19 PM by C C.)
Note that they're not being granted citizenship, but legal status to reside and work there. Plus, the bulk of them are from Latin America (part of extended Spanish culture). Even most of the ones from Africa could be Catholic (i.e., perhaps why the Church is celebrating). If they roughly share much in terms of society and religion, then it's not really a confirmation of replacement theory (being real) as conspiracists are portraying this legislation.
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Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62n6gw1dp9o
https://apnews.com/article/spain-immigra...4b55a94cbe
EXCERPTS: The Spanish government has announced a plan to legalise the status of undocumented migrants, a measure expected to benefit at least half a million people. Regularisation will be available to foreign nationals who do not have a criminal record and can prove they lived in Spain for at least five months prior to 31 December 2025.
"This is an historic day for our country," said Elma Saiz, Spain's minister of inclusion, social security and migration.
The measure will provide beneficiaries with an initial one-year residence permit, which can then be extended. Requests for legalisation are expected to begin in April and the process will remain open until the end of June.
[...] The highest number of undocumented arrivals currently living in Spain are believed to be from Colombia, Peru and Honduras. Spain's socialist-led coalition government has been an outlier on this issue among the larger European nations, underlining the importance of migrants for the economy.
[...] The measure could benefit an estimated 500,000 people living in Spain without authorization, Saiz said. Other organizations have estimated up to 800,000 people live in the shadows of Spanish society. Many are immigrants from Latin American or African countries working in the agricultural, tourism or service sectors, backbones of Spain’s booming economy.
[..] The Spanish government’s move came as a surprise to many after a last-minute deal between the ruling Socialist Party and the leftist Podemos party in exchange for parliamentary support to Sánchez’s wobbly government.
[...] The news was celebrated by hundreds of migrant rights groups and prominent Catholic associations who had campaigned and obtained 700,000 signatures for a similar initiative. ... It’s not the first time Spain has granted amnesty to immigrants who are in the country illegally: It has done so six times between 1986 and 2005...
How does migration into and within the European Union work? (excerpt): Citizens of non-EU member states accounted for 85% of the total number of people granted citizenship in 2021.
Spain granted 144,000 people citizenship, the highest recorded in the bloc. France granted 130,400 people citizenship, while 130,000 foreign citizens acquired the citizenship of Germany and 121,500 the citizenship of Italy.
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Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62n6gw1dp9o
https://apnews.com/article/spain-immigra...4b55a94cbe
EXCERPTS: The Spanish government has announced a plan to legalise the status of undocumented migrants, a measure expected to benefit at least half a million people. Regularisation will be available to foreign nationals who do not have a criminal record and can prove they lived in Spain for at least five months prior to 31 December 2025.
"This is an historic day for our country," said Elma Saiz, Spain's minister of inclusion, social security and migration.
The measure will provide beneficiaries with an initial one-year residence permit, which can then be extended. Requests for legalisation are expected to begin in April and the process will remain open until the end of June.
[...] The highest number of undocumented arrivals currently living in Spain are believed to be from Colombia, Peru and Honduras. Spain's socialist-led coalition government has been an outlier on this issue among the larger European nations, underlining the importance of migrants for the economy.
[...] The measure could benefit an estimated 500,000 people living in Spain without authorization, Saiz said. Other organizations have estimated up to 800,000 people live in the shadows of Spanish society. Many are immigrants from Latin American or African countries working in the agricultural, tourism or service sectors, backbones of Spain’s booming economy.
[..] The Spanish government’s move came as a surprise to many after a last-minute deal between the ruling Socialist Party and the leftist Podemos party in exchange for parliamentary support to Sánchez’s wobbly government.
[...] The news was celebrated by hundreds of migrant rights groups and prominent Catholic associations who had campaigned and obtained 700,000 signatures for a similar initiative. ... It’s not the first time Spain has granted amnesty to immigrants who are in the country illegally: It has done so six times between 1986 and 2005...
How does migration into and within the European Union work? (excerpt): Citizens of non-EU member states accounted for 85% of the total number of people granted citizenship in 2021.
Spain granted 144,000 people citizenship, the highest recorded in the bloc. France granted 130,400 people citizenship, while 130,000 foreign citizens acquired the citizenship of Germany and 121,500 the citizenship of Italy.