Spain to grant around half a million undocumented migrants legal status | The World | ABC NEWS
Spain’s government has announced it will grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in a move that’s defied rising anti-immigration sentiment worldwide. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described the decree as crucial for the economic growth of the country, though the decision has drawn criticism from far-right groups. International relations professor Alana Moceri tells The World the timing of the plan has drawn huge criticism. #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific
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