Spain will provide legal pathways to stay for immigrants already living in the country.
The Spanish government will grant legal status to undocumented immigrants currently living in the country. The decree, passed after years of grassroots campaigning, could affect some 500,000 immigrants and contrasts with anti-immigration sentiment in other EU countries. Why has the Spanish government decided to admit its immigrant population now?
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- Marcos Bartolome, Al Jazeera producer
Series production staff:
This episode was produced by Melanie Marich, along with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Tuleen Barakat, Alexandra Locke, Marcos Bartolomé, Tamara Khandaker and our guest host Kevin Hirten. Its editors are Kylene Kiang and Tamara Khandakher.
The Take production team includes Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Haleema Shah and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Tuleen Barakat and Maya Hamadah. Our guest host is Kevin Hutten.
Our co-producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is head of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is executive producer of The Take. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio.
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Posted on February 2, 2026







