"Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday hailed Spain's openness to immigration as a model for Europe, saying it has benefited the economy and bolstered state coffers. While other European nations have tightened their borders against newcomers under pressure from right-wing parties, Spain has championed legal immigration. The country has opened up paths for migrants to live and work in the country legally, even as it has pushed to police its borders and block irregular migration."
"Migration accounts for 80 percent of Spain's economic growth over the past six years, and accounts for 10 percent of the country's social security revenues, Sanchez said. "Spain will continue to defend a migration model that works, one that works for Spain and could also help awaken an ageing Europe," the Socialist premier told a gathering of Spanish ambassadors in Madrid."
Spain's openness to immigration has benefited the economy and bolstered state coffers. The country has championed legal immigration and created legal pathways for migrants to live and work while strengthening border policing to block irregular migration. Migration contributed 80 percent of economic growth over the past six years and provided 10 percent of social security revenues. Irregular arrivals fell 42.6 percent in 2025 to 36,775, driven by a sharp drop along the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands. Cooperation agreements with several African nations aim to combat smuggling networks. Spain's economy has outperformed peers since 2021 and is forecast to grow 2.9 percent in 2025.
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