EUOBSERVER/BRUSSELS - Madrid's decision to grant an amnesty to illegal immigrants living and working in the country is set to have consequences well beyond Spain.

The amnesty, which is likely to affect up to one million immigrants, began on Monday (7 February).

Over the coming three months, Madrid will accept applications from immigrants who can prove that they have been in Spain for at least six months and who have a job.

The government's aim is to get some control over the country's illegal immigration problem.

But Madrid's move could have consequences for the rest of Europe as granting Spanish residency to the immigrants means that they would have the right to live and work anywhere in the European Union...

So, they want to get a handle on illegal immigration by... showing that they're an easy touch for illegal immigrants? Won't that just encourage more illegal immigrants to come? Won't that lead to the "need" for yet another amnesty? Rinse, repeat.

And, as the rest of the article describes, the other EU countries are less than pleased about yet another capitulation by Spain.

Please read up on al Andalus to get an idea of where this is all eventually heading. See also "Immigration [to Europe] as a Trojan horse to expand jihad".