Madrid, Spain, Jun 14, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The Committee on Migrations of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference has released a document expressing concern for immigrants in the country and for “the sad events, although isolated, of recent confrontations between immigrants and natives and between immigrants themselves.”
The bishops noted the “important change in Spain during the last decade and especially during recent years, due to the phenomenon of immigration. It is a change both in number and in diversity.”
Immigrants have been pouring into Spain from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Magreb, Eastern Europe and the Far East.
In their statement, the bishops also note that many immigrants “come or try to come to Spain in precarious situations of exploitation and danger.”