The Minister of Presidency, Coordination of Government Action and Local Cooperation, Antònia Maria Estarellas, has assured that the current migratory policies of the Central Executive are generating "a pull effect in two directions".
Estarellas made these remarks in the plenary session of the Parliament this Tuesday, in response to a question from Vox deputy Patricia de las Heras, who is highly critical of migrants being able to access certain public aid and benefits.
"We have denounced it, the Government's migratory policies are causing the pull effect in two directions," the minister reiterated. As she explained, on the one hand, it occurs in the countries of origin, with a "consolidated" route between Algeria and the Balearic Islands, and on the other hand, as a result of the extraordinary regularization process promoted by the Government.
She recalled that only those who can prove they have been residing in Spain for a specific period can benefit from this regularization, but warned that, once the documentation is obtained, migrants will be able to initiate family reunification procedures.
In this regard, Estarellas stressed that "the excuse that it is only those who are already here does not hold water" and reproached the Central Executive for "not being able to explain how many people will be affected or what impact it will have on services." "Immigration yes, but regulated and integrated," she remarked.
De las Heras, for her part, censured that Spain "is the only country that not only puts foreigners ahead of Spaniards but also, when they enter by jumping borders, they get a prize."