The provided content discusses the agreement between the Government and Junts to reform Article 35 of the Immigration Law in Spain, which would result in Madrid, Andalucía, and Comunidad Valenciana being the regions responsible for accommodating the highest number of minor migrants. According to provisional calculations from government sources, Madrid would need to host 806 minors, followed by Andalucía with 795, and Comunidad Valenciana with 478. On the other hand, regions like Cataluña, Melilla, Baleares, and País Vasco would take in fewer minors due to their previous efforts in this area.
These figures are projections that the Government has been working with, but they are subject to change as autonomous communities have until March 31 to provide the current number of migrant minors in their care to assess their capacity for accommodation. The projections are based on criteria that consider economic, demographic, and employment factors, as well as past efforts in hosting migrant minors.
Following Madrid, Andalucía, and Comunidad Valenciana in the number of minors to be accommodated are Galicia (326), Castilla y León (309), Castilla-La Mancha (291), Murcia (190), Aragón (186), Cantabria (170), Extremadura (169), Navarra (164), La Rioja (154), Asturias (151), Euskadi (87), Baleares (58), Melilla (34), and Cataluña (26).
Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego, warned that if autonomous communities do not provide their data on the accommodation of these children, the Government will apply previous criteria. She emphasized the importance of receiving this information promptly to ensure an effective distribution of migrant minors across regions.
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