"Our economy is flourishing. Foreigners are moving to Spain. It is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.
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The second reason that made us commit to regularization is purely pragmatic. The West needs people."
I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/opinion/spain-migrants-europe.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.

In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.

The New York Times