In a speech to congress this week, Pedro Sánchez revealed that he has discovered the key to managing illegal and legal migration, both in Spain and across Europe. Many other countries, including France, Germany and Italy, will have been eager to receive the wise counsel of Spain's prime minister, concerned as they are about border issues. Local administrations in the Canary Islands can also rest easy, because the solution to their particular problem is now clear. There should have been a drum- That corrosive political polarisation that now exists across Europe is especially
noticeable whenever migration is discussed. Left wing leaders such as Sánchez brand
any appeal for tighter border controls as 'xenophobic', while centre- Vox's stance on this matter isn't a policy. It's an emotive campaign designed to
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recent poll suggests that it's working. Apparently, 57% of Spaniards now believe
there are 'too many' migrants in Spain and 75% associate them with negative concepts.
Yet the poll doesn't distinguish between legal and illegal migration - The leftist stance also distorts the debate, by branding any talk about increased
security or the return of illegal migrants to their home countries 'xenophobic'.
In fact, the entire discussion of this issue would be much more effective if the
'pro- Sánchez's policy on illegal migration - |