For the insane part of the left, yes. For the majority, let's be honest: no. And for the centrist voters without whom neither the left nor the right can do anything: absolutely not. Immigration was going to solve our economic troubles. Immigrants would bring welfare. That was the idea.
Well, that didn't happen. As to whether that's to blame on immigration ... I would argue it's to blame on the rate and the source of immigration. At a slow rate, selective immigration brings welfare, certainly. At this rate? Of course not. Infinite, mostly fake, refugees? No they don't bring welfare. Of course not.
Diego Rubio, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chief of staff: "... The government provided fast-track work authorization for immigrants in sectors with labor shortages, streamlined the process for employers to apply for foreign work visas, and made it easier for immigrants to settle in so-called Empty Spain ..."
So yes leftist parties are talking about allowing very large numbers of immigrants to "save the economy" (to live and work where nobody wants to live and work: low-wage jobs on the empty Spanish countryside. But it takes immigrants a number of years, apparently about 8, to realize why not. As to how anyone can honestly describe that as an actual pro-immigration stance is beyond me. It's exploiting people)
Well, that didn't happen. As to whether that's to blame on immigration ... I would argue it's to blame on the rate and the source of immigration. At a slow rate, selective immigration brings welfare, certainly. At this rate? Of course not. Infinite, mostly fake, refugees? No they don't bring welfare. Of course not.