Spain citizenship offer exposes Polisario hypocrisy
The Spanish parliament’s recent approval of a law granting citizenship to Sahrawis born under Spanish colonial rule before September 1977 and to their direct descendants has been welcomed by many within the Algeria-sponsored Polisario fro
Spain's law granting citizenship to Sahrawis born before September 1977 and their descendants creates a new migration and legal pathway for an estimated tens of thousands of people with ties to the disputed Western Sahara territory. The move could affect labor mobility and remittance flows between Spain, Morocco, and Algeria, while adding a demographic and legal dimension to the long-running sovereignty dispute.
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