Luis Mayandia, former head of Spain's unit for combating illegal immigration and document forgery, said the government's plan to regularize undocumented migrants far exceeds the previously reported 500,000, reaching up to 6 million. The claim was reported by Visegrad 24.
The claim comes as Spain's mass regularization program, announced earlier this year, has already drawn over 1.3 million applications, far exceeding initial estimates. The former official's assertion suggests the government's long-term ambitions may be even larger, though no official confirmation has been provided. The report originates from Visegrad 24, a news outlet covering Central and Eastern European affairs.
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