Semafor(@semafor):A Spanish immigration amnesty drew 1.2 million applicants, double the expected number. Madrid is unusual in Europe in maintaining an open immigration policy; elsewhere, governments, under pressure from populist anti-migrant parties, are closing borders.

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2026.07.03 17:35

A Spanish immigration amnesty drew 1.2 million applicants, double the expected number. Madrid is unusual in Europe in maintaining an open immigration policy; elsewhere, governments, under pressure from populist anti-migrant parties, are closing borders.