More than one million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation
More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have applied for legal status under a scheme that defies a European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said. Tuesday was the final day for submissions. The programme, launched in April, was initially predicted to benefit around 500,000 people.
Spain's government says more than one million undocumented migrants have applied for legal status, a total reached despite a broader European crackdown on irregular immigration.
Tuesday was the final day to submit applications for the scheme, which the left-wing government launched in April. It had initially been expected to benefit around 500,000 people, most of them from Latin America.
The far larger response highlighted the size of Spain's undocumented population. Officials will now process the applications, in a programme that stands in contrast to the tougher migration policies being adopted elsewhere on the continent.
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