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PP Unveils Immigration Plan in Barcelona With Points-Based Visas, Tougher Nationality Rules

Feijóo frames the package as a bid to reassert control over migration to win back right‑leaning voters.

Overview

  • PP details a points-based visa assessing skills, age, language and civic integration, with three tracks for contracted workers, shortage occupations and a transitory option for those already irregular to seek jobs for a period not yet specified.
  • Long‑term residence would hinge on contribution, work and integration rather than mere years in Spain, and access to nationality would require higher linguistic, cultural and constitutional proficiency.
  • The plan calls for automatic, immediate expulsion of migrants with proven links to criminal organizations and proposes deportation for ties to terrorism, arms trafficking or organized gangs, alongside stiffer penalties and action in international waters.
  • Administrative changes would curb the use of the municipal padrón for migration purposes and require legal residence to access non‑urgent economic aid, with essential services remaining guaranteed by law.
  • Presented in Barcelona, the blueprint seeks to differentiate PP from Vox and the PSOE government, though many measures would require legislative reforms and several criteria remain undefined.