The spokesperson of Spain\u2019s main opposition party urged on Thursday the government to deploy the navy to block migrants from reaching Spain by sea.
\n\u201cThe government has the armed forces at its disposal to defend our borders and launch ships that can prevent cayucos [small wooden migrant ships] from putting people\u2019s lives at risk, going out to sea and reaching our country,\u201d Miguel Tellado, spokesperson for the conservative Popular Party, said.
\nDeploying the navy to block migration has been a proposal of the far-right party Vox for years. However, this is the first time the centre-right Popular Party has pushed for the policy.
\nTellado on Wednesday also called on the government to \u201cask the EU for help\u201d and \u201cdeal with the problem of irregular immigration in the countries of origin, so the migrant ships don\u2019t leave to begin with.\u201d
\nFrom Jan.1 to June 30 of this year, nearly 25,000 migrants had reached Spain irregularly \u2014 twice as many as during the same period last year.
\nOf all the arrivals, almost 19,300 made the treacherous maritime journey from the north-western coast of Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands, representing a jump of 167% compared to 2023.
\nEarlier this week, the government of the island of Lanzarote declared a state of social emergency due to its inability to host the influx of migrants, which is only expected to pick up over the coming weeks and months.
\nLast week, Spain\u2019s foreign minister traveled to Gambia and Senegal to discuss the surge in migration.
\nAlberto Nunez Feijoo, head of Spain\u2019s Popular Party, met on Wednesday his conservative peers, including EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen at a working meeting in Portugal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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