Long queues and a surge in appointment requests are being reported at foreign consulates across Spain as migrants rush to ...

"Residency cannot be given away or used as an excuse for short-term partisan politics". The Spanish Government's measure could apply to 10,800 immigrants on the islands.

"We want there to be regulated, controlled, and orderly immigration". The main employment sectors are experiencing chronic labour shortages and so believe regularisation will help to alleviate these.