Spain’s Vox Party Advocates Mass Deportation

(MENAFN) Spain's far-right political faction, Vox, on Tuesday proposed a sweeping expulsion policy targeting migrants — including naturalized citizens — who, in their view, have not assimilated into Spanish society.

The party argued that those unable or unwilling to embrace local traditions are contributing to social instability and should be removed from the country.

“All the millions of people who have recently arrived and have not adapted to our customs and in many cases have contributed to insecurity in our neighborhoods ... will have to return to their countries,” stated Rocio De Meer, Vox’s national spokesperson responsible for issues of demographic urgency and societal policy, during a press briefing.

She described this move as “an extraordinarily complex process of remigration,” emphasizing the party's belief in national preservation: “We have the right to survive as a people.”

Vox’s head, Santiago Abascal, reinforced this hardline stance via a post on X (formerly Twitter), vowing to expel “everyone who came to commit crimes, who tries to impose a foreign religion, who mistreats or demeans women, who wants to live off the work of others, and all unaccompanied minors, because minors have to be with their parents.”

Abascal added, “We don’t know how many there are. But when we reach the government, we will. And they will all go.”

His comments underline the party’s promise to implement mass removals once in power.

Despite being a long way from achieving majority rule, Vox has experienced a surge in public support. Recent corruption scandals affecting the incumbent Socialist Party have fueled this momentum.

A new survey released on Friday indicated the party now polls at 15 percent, up from 12 percent in the 2023 national elections.

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