Spain's PP leader criticizes government's migrant response, contacts foreign leaders

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of Spain's opposition Popular Party (PP), has sharply criticized Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's handling of a recent migrant crisis in the Spanish city of Ceuta. Feijóo, who has not received a call from Sánchez to discuss the situation, is demanding a "massive deployment of resources" to regain control of the border. The government did, however, heed the PP's call to mobilize the army.

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massive deployment of resources

Feijóo plans to visit Ceuta and advocates for using "constitutional instruments" without ruling any out. He also calls for providing security forces and the military with the necessary means and instructions. His demands include accepting help from Frontex, changing immigration law to ensure border rejections, and engaging in diplomatic action with Morocco. Feijóo expressed doubt about the effectiveness of the buoys Sánchez announced.

Sources from the PP stated that Feijóo contacted about twenty European leaders, including the presidents of the European Commission and Parliament, the German Chancellor, and prime ministers from Poland, Portugal, and Sweden. He also spoke with U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau. According to the PP, these leaders are concerned about Spain's situation and received more information from the opposition than from the Spanish government.

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constitutional instruments that the legal system provides without ruling any out

While Feijóo has focused on criticizing Sánchez's response, other party members have pointed to immigration policies. Miguel Tellado, the PP's secretary general, attributed the influx to Sánchez's policies of "giving papers to everyone and regularizing over a million illegal immigrants at once." The leader of the European People's Party, Manfred Weber, was also mentioned in relation to this.

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giving papers to everyone and regularizing over a million illegal immigrants at once