Vox scraps €1,000 payment to migrants in Aragon, Spain
Vox has abolished a €1,000 grant for migrants with one year of registered residency in Aragon, Spain. The move has drawn both praise and accusations of discrimination.
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Vox ends the €1,000 "handout" for migrants registered for one year in Aragon
Santiago Abascal's party has managed to abolish in Aragon the €1,000 financial grant received by migrants with one year of registered residency in the region. The news, first reported by El Mundo, has triggered a wave of reactions for and against. While some applaud the measure as a step against the "pull effect", others brand it racist and discriminatory.
The initiative is part of Vox's strategy of cutting benefits for migrants in the regions where it holds representation. In Aragon, labour inspectors will hold a congress, according to union sources, leading some to predict a rise in labour disputes. The debate, however, goes beyond economics: the language used by some quarters, describing migrants as "parasites", shows how bitter the political confrontation has become.
Some critics consider the measure even too harsh by the standards of the European far right, such as Marine Le Pen's party. The comparison is not trivial: the French party has avoided such explicit measures so as not to lose its centrist appeal.
The measure is already in force, but its real impact remains to be seen. For now, as sceptics point out, paper will put up with anything.
Santiago Abascal's party has managed to abolish in Aragon the €1,000 financial grant received by migrants with one year of registered residency in the region. The news, first reported by El Mundo, has triggered a wave of reactions for and against. While some applaud the measure as a step against the "pull effect", others brand it racist and discriminatory.
The initiative is part of Vox's strategy of cutting benefits for migrants in the regions where it holds representation. In Aragon, labour inspectors will hold a congress, according to union sources, leading some to predict a rise in labour disputes. The debate, however, goes beyond economics: the language used by some quarters, describing migrants as "parasites", shows how bitter the political confrontation has become.
Some critics consider the measure even too harsh by the standards of the European far right, such as Marine Le Pen's party. The comparison is not trivial: the French party has avoided such explicit measures so as not to lose its centrist appeal.
The measure is already in force, but its real impact remains to be seen. For now, as sceptics point out, paper will put up with anything.
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