Feijóo joins Vox's thesis on the regularization of immigrants: "It's a distribution of ballots" and "buying voters in the future"

The leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has toughened his rhetoric on immigration and aligned himself with the thesis defended by Vox by criticizing the extraordinary regularization of irregular immigrants, which he defined as a "distribution of ballots" and not a "distribution of papers".

During a rally held this Sunday in Calatayud, alongside the president of Aragon and candidate for re-election, Jorge Azcón, **Feijóo accused the Government of using immigration for electoral purposes.** "Podemos does not lie like the PSOE: they have stated very clearly that they want to regularize all irregular immigrants so that they vote in the coming years," he stated. In his opinion, the measure "is not humanity, it is electoralism" and responds to an attempt to "buy voters in the future".

In line with the discourse Vox has been maintaining, the PP president has rejected a "massive regularization without guarantees" and has called for strengthening migratory control in accordance with European guidelines. Feijóo has contrasted the Spanish government's policy with that of the European Union, stating that while Brussels is moving towards a common pact on migration and asylum and strengthening deportations and borders, "in Spain the opposite is being done," which, in his opinion, projects a "devastating" image of the country abroad.

Feijóo has advocated for immigration conditioned on strict adherence to the law. “If an immigrant wants to work in Spain, they must do so with a contract, without a criminal record or police record, and with a willingness to integrate,” he stated. Otherwise—he added—, “the answer is no.”

Regularization vs. Nationalization: Debunking the Hoax

As we have been verifying on ElConstitucional.es, foreigners who regularize their status **will not be able to vote in general or regional elections**. According to the **LOREG** (Organic Law of the Electoral System), Article 176 establishes that immigrants with legal residence can participate in municipal elections, but only if they meet certain requirements: having resided continuously in Spain for **at least five years**, there being a reciprocity agreement with their country of origin, being registered in the corresponding municipality, and being registered in the electoral roll. Consequently, migrants who now obtain legal residence thanks to the **Royal Decree** promoted by the Government **will not have the right to vote in national elections**, and could only do so in municipal elections if they meet all these conditions.