A remarkably candid column appeared in the New York Times this week by Spain’s left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who recently announced his government would grant amnesty to half a million illegal immigrants living in Spain. Framed as an argument for “why the West needs migrants,” Sánchez’s essay is really an admission of moral collapse, and a frank declaration that he intends to destroy his nation in exchange for short-term economic gain.
It is an admission of moral collapse because the Spanish government has signaled its willingness to erase their country, put the interests of foreigners above those of native citizens, and turn Spain into a magnet for Third World migration.
There is some irony in this, because Sánchez claims the primary reason to enact mass amnesty is moral. He argues that because so many Spaniards emigrated to the United States and Europe beginning in the middle of the last century, and because Spain’s economy is now flourishing, the country must grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants: “It is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.”
Tellingly, Sánchez does not mention the moral duty the Spanish government has to his own people. Nor does he even attempt to explain why Spain has a moral obligation to legalize these migrants. The parallel he draws between Spanish nationals emigrating to Europe and the United States, and migrants from South America and Asia illegally entering Spain, is disingenuous to the point of absurdity. There is no more similarity between the two than there is between a guest one invites over for dinner and a thief who breaks into one’s home.
This brings up the question: what is a nation these days? Nations make decisions about how many immigrants to let in legally, but it seems that more and more often these limits are ignored in favor of open-door compassion – or what Gad Saad calls “suicial compassion.”. And of course, these days some of the immigrants (legal and illegal, but probably more of the latter) are coming with takeover in mind. An undoing of the Reconquista?
Many leftists appear to consider illegal aliens as sacred cows – quite wonderful and to be protected at all costs. The virtue-signaling is immense. But it’s not just virtue-signaling, as Sanchez’s Times piece goes on to say:
But the moral duty argument isn’t the only one Sánchez proffers. He also claims that the West “needs people.” Unless western countries embrace mass migration, “they will experience a sharp demographic decline that will prevent them from keeping their economies and public services afloat. Their gross domestic product will stagnate. Their public health care and pension systems will suffer.” The only way to avoid decline, he says, is to accept mass migration and integrate migrant groups as much as possible.
What Sánchez hints at but does not say outright is that he thinks Spain needs an low-wage underclass …
The demographic decline has to do mostly with birthrates, I believe, which have fallen precipitously in most developed nations. It’s a real problem, but importing newcomers who don’t share the values and belief system of the host country, and who have no intention of assimilating into those values and beliefs, is not the answer although it’s the answer a great many national leaders give these days.
There’s a great deal more at the link, but this is especially insightful, I think:
That is to say, the leftist regime in Spain, much like regimes across western Europe, has essentially decided to impose on their own people an imperial form of government that they once imposed overseas, and to govern their nations like colonies full of squabbling tribes and ethnic groups.
And some leaders are quite honest about the goals:
Irene Montero, Spain’s former Minister of Equality and leader of Podemos, celebrates replacing native Spaniards:
“Of course I hope for replacement theory, I hope we can sweep this country of fascists and racists with immigrants.”
Give her points for honesty – and little else.