Spain opens fast-track path to legal status for up to 500,000 migrants

Spain's government fast-tracked a migrant amnesty via decree, allowing up to 500,000 people living and working illegally to apply for a one-year residency and work permit, provided they arrived before Jan 1, have lived in Spain for at least five months, and have no criminal record; applications open April 20 both in person and online. The decree bypasses Parliament and aims to integrate migrants into the economy, with estimates of those in the shadows up to 800,000.