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Spains Socialist Government Fast-Tracks Legal Status for 500,000 Illegal Immigrants

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A dinghy boat drives past a Spanish Salvamento Maritimo (Sea Search and Rescue agency) vessel escorting a “cayuco” boat with 81 migrants, including 3 women and 3 children, at La Restinga port on the Canary Island of El Hierro, on Sept. 9, 2024. Antonio Sempere/AFP via Getty ImagesSpain’s socialist-led government has announced plans to grant legal status to about half a million illegal immigrants.The proposal, presented on Jan. 27, would allow around 500,000 illegal immigrants already living and working in Spain to get legal status through an accelerated process.

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