24 Apr 2021
Spanish populist party VOX is being investigated over a campaign poster that compares monthly spending on migrant minors to monthly spending on Spanish pensioners.
The poster, which was launched ahead of the May 4th elections in Madrid, claims “A [migrant minor], €4,700 [£4,080/$5,670] per month, your grandmother, a €426 [£370/$514] pension per month” and shows a picture of an elderly woman and a young man with his face covered by a scarf and wearing a hoodie. Los españoles no tienen por qué mantener a los menas y a los ilegales que asaltan nuestras fronteras con sus impuestos.
✅ Tras el 4 de mayo, VOX enviará a los menas con sus padres y si han cometido algún delito, a las cárceles de sus países. #VOXenSol pic.twitter.com/PZXlwG6Hbf