The Comisiones Obreras have called on workers at the Extranjería in Alicante to start protesting outside the capital office (c/ Ebanistería, 03007 Alicante) on March 27th and 31st and April 3rd from 11:00 to 11:30.
They state that the organisational and resource crisis facing immigration offices is expected to get worse when the new immigration laws go into effect on May 20th. Alicante, where 21% of the population is foreign, is one of the provinces with the highest concentration of foreign residents, along with Madrid, Barcelona, Andalusia, Valencia, and the Canary Islands, they claim, despite the fact that this has sparked protests throughout Spain.
The third province that processes immigration applications is Alicante
According to the union, the province of Alicante processes the third-highest number of immigration applications. Over 6.8 million foreigners, or nearly 14% of the nation’s total population, lived there overall in 2024. In 2024, almost 1.2 million applications were handled in Spain.
“Unsustainable” and “at their limit,” according to union sources, the situation has prompted calls for nationwide protests to demand rapid answers.
The demonstrations aim to draw attention to the immigration system’s current breakdown and call for the assurance of the financial, material, and human resources required to satisfy the rising demand. Without an effective immigration system, thousands of people may not be able to work and live in Spain lawfully, which would have a significant negative influence on both their personal lives and the nation’s economy as a whole.
An immediate assessment of the job list is one of the group’s demands, considering that there are now just 1,500 employees nationally and that 30% of open positions remain empty. They clarify that even if the number of foreigners has grown exponentially over the past 20 years, this number has remained constant.
In recognition of the intricacy and accountability of the work done, they also call for comparable compensation with other General State Administration agencies like Social Security, SEPE, or Traffic.
They are also calling for better internal mobility and teleworking arrangements, as the rules governing them now differ greatly between provinces.
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