Migrant hotels: a lucrative business funded by Spanish taxpayers
In Spain's 23J election, Canary Islanders voted for the PSOE; now migrants are housed in luxury hotels paid for with taxes while Spaniards struggle with housing. A racket?
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Hotels for migrants: the latest goldmine of public money
On July 23, Canary Islanders voted mostly for the PSOE (Spain's Socialist Party). Soon after, one practice became widespread: housing African migrants in hotels, sometimes luxury ones, while Spaniards tighten their belts in flats paid at sky-high prices. The question hanging in the air is whether this is a humanitarian measure or the latest windfall for the friends of power.
The migration business: charity or kickback?
"It's not magic, it's your taxes," sums up a comment circulating insistently. The suspicion that behind the hotel contracts there are cronies and companies collecting commissions from the public purse runs through the debate. People talk of "kickbacks" and the "trading of people" as the new star business, displacing real estate. The irony that the "migration industry" is booming does not go unnoticed.
The electoral bill: what was voted and its consequences
The reference to July 23 is no coincidence. Those who defend migration policy point out that it is "fair and democratic" that Canary Islanders enjoy what they voted for. Opponents counter that IMSERSO (Spain's public elderly holiday scheme) is losing places while the resorts fill up with migrants. One detail stands out: the perimeter of these hotels is fenced off. Protection to keep them in, or to keep everyone else out?
The awkward fact
With 137 seats, the PP cannot form a government and the right denounces fraud. Meanwhile, the public coffers keep fattening hotel entrepreneurs. The migration business, far from an altruistic gesture, reeks of commission.
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On July 23, Canary Islanders voted mostly for the PSOE (Spain's Socialist Party). Soon after, one practice became widespread: housing African migrants in hotels, sometimes luxury ones, while Spaniards tighten their belts in flats paid at sky-high prices. The question hanging in the air is whether this is a humanitarian measure or the latest windfall for the friends of power.
The migration business: charity or kickback?
"It's not magic, it's your taxes," sums up a comment circulating insistently. The suspicion that behind the hotel contracts there are cronies and companies collecting commissions from the public purse runs through the debate. People talk of "kickbacks" and the "trading of people" as the new star business, displacing real estate. The irony that the "migration industry" is booming does not go unnoticed.
The electoral bill: what was voted and its consequences
The reference to July 23 is no coincidence. Those who defend migration policy point out that it is "fair and democratic" that Canary Islanders enjoy what they voted for. Opponents counter that IMSERSO (Spain's public elderly holiday scheme) is losing places while the resorts fill up with migrants. One detail stands out: the perimeter of these hotels is fenced off. Protection to keep them in, or to keep everyone else out?
The awkward fact
With 137 seats, the PP cannot form a government and the right denounces fraud. Meanwhile, the public coffers keep fattening hotel entrepreneurs. The migration business, far from an altruistic gesture, reeks of commission.
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