Spain's Immigration Amnesty Sparks Protests, Chaos

0:00On April 17, tensions bowled over in Granada, Spain, where rival groups clashed at a rally for the hard-right party Vox. This happened just days after the socialist government greenlit legal status for around 500,000 migrants. About 40 left-wing activists tried to shut down the event in Plaza de las Paseyegas, delaying it by 30 minutes as police set up a barrier. Police had to push back scuffles between the sides, with footage catching the chaos of close. Six-liter Santiago Abascal, called out authorities for not clearing the destructors fast enough, even threatening to step in himself. Sure enough, he marched toward the group with supporters chanting, but things deescalated and the rally kicked off. Abascal pointed the finger straight at Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, saying his opponents fueled the mess to sabotage the event. Supporters rallied around Vox's warnings of an invasion, from the migrant plan, while slamming the opposition people's party for going too soft. Now, immigration offices are swamped, with thousands lining up a consulates in places

1:02like Madrid, Bilbao, and Almería. Online applications just opened, but only five of 54 offices handle them, spreading the load to post offices in NGOs. Workers there are talking strikes over the overload. As Spain pushes this amnesty to boost its aging workforce, the street heat shows how deep these divides run, with more rallies and queues likely, ahead.