Spain has announced that it will legalize 300,000 illegal immigrants per year. This opportunity will continue for the next three years, said the country's Immigration Minister Elma Saiz. Report-AP.
In addition to legalization, they will also receive work permits. At a press conference in the capital Madrid, the country's Immigration Minister Elma Saiz said that 250,000 foreign workers are needed every year to build Spain as a developed, prosperous and welfare-oriented state. The government's decision is that all undocumented immigrants in the country will be given legal residence and work permits in stages.
Undocumented immigrants who have been living in Spain for at least two to three years will be given priority in terms of legalization, he also said.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has named the special project 'circular migration'. In some recent programs, he also mentioned that Spain's current low birth rate and the retirement of older people are causing a labor shortage in various sectors of the economy.
However, various international media outlets have reported that it is still unclear how the general public will react to the government's recent steps.
It is worth noting that hundreds of migrants cross the Atlantic Ocean, by air, land and every day, hoping for a better life. This year too, according to government estimates, at least 25,000 undocumented migrants have entered Spain in the first six months. Spain is one of the countries in Europe with the highest number of undocumented migrants. This time, the country's government has given good news for illegal migrants.