President Pérez Llorca detailed the figure on Wednesday in response to a question from Vox, expressing his concern about the situation. He lamented that the central government's new reception system foresees the arrival of an additional 1,900 minors, while the Valencian system has a total capacity for 1,800 minors, including those already present.
“"The distribution of minors serves political interests; the Government trades with them. They don't arrive in the Basque Country or Catalonia, but they do come to us, more than we can handle. This is the most racist thing I have seen in politics."
Furthermore, Pérez Llorca described the new decree allowing regularization as “irresponsible,” arguing that it jeopardizes the healthcare system and was proposed against the majority of the Congress, the Senate, the communities, neighboring countries, and the criteria of the Council of State.
“"If migrants, especially minors, are to be protected, why don't they give us money or infrastructure? It's all a manipulation to punish the Valencian Community. Migration policies must be made in the countries of origin. Crowding them, because there's no more room, is putting them at risk, and that is racism."
The president insisted that the central government's decision does not respond to a social demand but rather to an electoral issue. He reiterated that the Valencian executive will appeal this regularization process, as announced in a statement the previous night.
