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Editorial: El País

Urgencia e intransigencia
July 24, 2024

  • The Popular Party, Vox and Junts voted against the reform to the immigration law presented by PSOE, Sumar and Canarian Coalition, which aimed to change the eatablished system for accepting unaccompanied migrant minors.
  • The plan intended to establish mandatory quotas for the distribution of migrant minors if any autonomy exceeds its hosting capacity by 150%.
  • Vox demonstrated its rejection to hosting migrant minors, a stance that led it to break regional coalitions with the PP.
  • The Popular Party voted against the project, placing obstacles in the path of Pedro Sanchez’s Executive.
  • Canary Islands, with more than 6,000 minors in precarious conditions, urgently needs a response that cannot wait.

Conclusion: This is an issue that requires both the central Government and autonomous communities intervention, a conclusive response is urgent considering the number of affected minors.