"After losing his left arm in a farming accident, Joel Caceda struggles to work delivering packages. His tough job is typical of many that migrants are forced to take when they arrive in Spain without any legal papers. So, the 30-year-old Peruvian welcomed the news that Spain plans to regularise about 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a break with harsh policies on immigration elsewhere in Europe, in countries like Denmark, Germany and Austria, and in the United States."
"Spanish Migration Minister Elma Saiz told a news conference on Tuesday that the beneficiaries would be able to work in any sector, in any part of the country and pointed to the positive impact of migration. We are talking about estimations, probably more or less the figures may be around half a million people, she added, saying the government was recognising and giving dignity to people already in Spain."
After losing his left arm in a farming accident, Joel Caceda struggles to work delivering packages in Spain’s informal economy. Spain plans to regularise about 500,000 undocumented migrants, allowing beneficiaries to work in any sector and region. The government estimates roughly half a million people will qualify and says the move recognises migrants and gives them dignity. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says migration is needed to fill workforce gaps and counteract an ageing population that strains pensions and the welfare state. Many migrants spend years fighting bureaucracy to obtain legal status while working in precarious jobs.
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