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Youth and Majority Oppose Spain's Migrant Amnesty Plan

4/20/2026

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SocioMétrica shows 80.5% of youth aged 17–25 oppose the plan to grant amnesty to 500,000 migrants.
Overall, 66.7% reject the plan, with opposition from the center-right People's Party and VOX.
About 72% fear a pull factor attracting migrants, including 40.7% of Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) voters.
Sixty-five point seven percent doubt that regularizing migrants will sustain pensions.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended the amnesty, saying Spain will not succumb to xenophobia.

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Story summary

SocioMétrica shows 80.5% of youth aged 17–25 oppose the plan to grant amnesty to 500,000 migrants.
Overall, 66.7% reject the plan, with opposition from the center-right People's Party and VOX.
About 72% fear a pull factor attracting migrants, including 40.7% of Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) voters.
Sixty-five point seven percent doubt that regularizing migrants will sustain pensions.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended the amnesty, saying Spain will not succumb to xenophobia.