THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Spain Faces 1.3 Million Migrant Amnesty Requests Ahead of Deadline.
Approximately 1.3 million illegal migrants have applied for Spain's mass amnesty program as the month-end deadline approaches.
Spain’s asylum system has been flooded with roughly 1.3 million applications ahead of the deadline later this month, following the far-left government’s plan to grant mass amnesty to illegal migrants in the country. It was claimed that only 500,000 would apply. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Approximately 1.3 million illegal migrants have applied for Spain’s mass amnesty program as the month-end deadline approaches. DETAIL: The Spanish government, led by far-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, began accepting amnesty applications in April. Applicants who qualify for asylum will receive legal residency and work permits, among other benefits. The program application deadline is June 30. Despite warnings earlier in the year that the…Open