The US State Department accused the Spanish government of encouraging mass illegal immigration, according to a statement Friday evening. The accusation follows a report earlier today that the State Department blamed Spain for the European migration crisis.
The US State Department directly accused the Spanish government of encouraging mass illegal immigration in a statement Friday evening. The accusation marks a sharp escalation in Washington's public criticism of Madrid's migration policies. It follows a report earlier today (Fri 18:31) in which the State Department was said to have blamed Spain for the broader European migration crisis. The new statement goes further, explicitly charging the Spanish government with actively encouraging the flow rather than merely failing to prevent it.
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