Spain is processing a historic migration regularization program that has drawn over 1.2 million applications, bringing hundreds of thousands of migrants into the formal economy. The country is simultaneously grappling with extreme heat, a citizenship law controversy, and World Cup qualifier pressures.
·More than 1.2 million migrants have applied for legal status under Spain's amnesty program
·The regularization drive has brought approximately 600,000 migrants into the formal economy during the application review period
·Spain experienced its second-hottest June on record, resulting in 900 heat-related deaths
·A new citizenship law for expatriate descendants has sparked political voting disputes
·Spain faces World Cup 2026 qualifying tests while Germany considers managerial changes
drawn from The Guardian, Axios, The New York Times, Reuters · updated 20m ago