Massive queues pile up at registry offices in Spain after socialist PM hands 500,000 migrants legal status

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Massive queues pile up at registry offices in Spain after socialist PM hands 500,000 migrants legal status.

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Massive queues have piled up across Spain as the socialist Government's large-scale migrant amnesty programme officially started.Thousands of undocumented migrants were spotted lining up at more than 400 registration points across the country.The initiative - which aims to grant legal status to around half a million illegal migrants - was formally approved at a cabinet meeting last Tuesday before applications opened on Thursday.Desperate applicants have been photographed waiting for hours outside registry offices and temporary processing centres throughout Catalonia, Andalucia and Asturias.Many were seen camping overnight to secure their place in line, determined to complete the paperwork required to secure their legal status.The programme is seen as a cornerstone of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's agenda - even though his neighbouring European nations battle a Mediterranean migrant crisis.The scale of demand has overwhelmed local authorities in several major cities.In Barcelona, one...

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