More than 1.2 million illegal migrants applied for legal status under Pedro Sánchez’s new regularization program, more than double the government’s expected 500,000. Immigration officials now warn that family reunification could eventually bring up to 3 million additional https://t.co/StQdPlRbLX
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Author: Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 Posted: 2026-07-20T19:35:00Z URL: https://x\.com/visegrad24/status/2079288986216874234 Likes: 800 | Retweets: 201
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More than 1.2 million illegal migrants applied for legal status under Pedro Sánchez’s new regularization program, more than double the government’s expected 500,000.
Immigration officials now warn that family reunification could eventually bring up to 3 million additional relatives to Spain, claiming that each successful applicant could later sponsor several family members.
Applicants had to show they were in Spain before January 1, had lived there continuously for at least five months and had no criminal record. Those approved will receive a one-year residence and work permit.
Officials also warned that shifting document checks away from the National Police could weaken fraud detection and allow criminal networks to exploit the process using false family relationships or forged documents.
Sánchez says the amnesty is an act of justice that will support economic growth. Spain’s opposition parties, PP and Vox, argue it will encourage further illegal immigration, while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has raised concerns about its possible impact on the wider Schengen area.
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- @RealManwich88 Author: ManwichNews Posted: 2026-07-20T20:19:07Z URL: https://x\.com/RealManwich88/status/2079300089185464655
I think Spain should take in all the Palestinians. Free, free Spainistine!
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- @CBrancusi Author: Constantin Brâncuși Posted: 2026-07-20T19:36:28Z URL: https://x\.com/CBrancusi/status/2079289356041220373
That rat should be arrested for treason. Spain is completely fcked with that leftist at the helm.
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