Editorial: El Mundo

• The government is willing to transfer immigration competence to Catalonia, a decision that could be unconstitutional and infringe on the rights and freedoms that only the nation as a whole can regulate.
• This measure hands Junts the flag of the anti-immigration discourse, which could benefit Carles Puigdemont in his political competition against Aliança Catalana.
• PSOE, with this renunciation of their principles of solidarity and internationalism, strengthens Junts and their xenophobic profile in line with the 'Catalonia first' discourse.
• In the face of Catalonia's insistence on deciding on 'migratory flows', the Constitutional Court maintains that immigration is the 'exclusive' competence of the State.
• The cession of immigration has been greeted with euphoria by the neoconvergent. Similarly, similar demands are arising from the Basque Country, showing a potential domino effect.

Conclusion: The decision to transfer immigration competence to Catalonia poses significant risks, including a potential increase in discrimination. It may also sharpen political divisions and result in unequal treatment among autonomous communities.

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