Rafael L. Bardají
As of June 7, 2024, for the first time in the history of Spain, the prison population of young people born abroad exceeds that of young Spaniards in prison, at a ratio of 60 to 40. If we include those born in Spain with Spanish nationality but to foreign parents, that ratio skyrockets to over 70/30. And if we distinguish by categories of crimes, we will find that most convictions for rape and sexual assault fall on foreigners, following an exponential increase in this type of crime in recent years.
Europe—and Spain—are historically accustomed to large population movements, and perhaps for this reason, they view the new wave of immigrants arriving on their shores with a certain benevolence and naïvety. Past migrations occurred within the same civilization, religion, and culture, while the new migratory wave almost always and predominantly comes from Muslim countries and sub-Saharan Africa, which are very distant, if not opposed, to the liberal values, gender equality, and freedoms of the Western world. This fact is overshadowed by a benevolent perspective that grants every immigrant the right to come to Europe, to enjoy the welfare state built and paid for by Europeans over decades, and to welcome them as if they were all refugees fleeing from armed conflicts.
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