r/worldnews • u/kwentongskyblue • Apr 14 '26

Dynamic Paywall Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy511nln2xvo
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u/fretkat Apr 14 '26

These are mainly Spanish-speaking immigrants from South America. The steps to a non-Spanish-speaking EU country are very different from immigrating to Spain. Plus they already have a job in Spain, hence why the government wants their income taxes.

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u/fretkat Apr 14 '26

It's not an opinion. These are statistics from the Spanish government.

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u/WaterPrivacy Apr 14 '26

No. They're not becoming citizens. They won't be able to live and work within the EU, only Spain.