On November 11, Spain hosts its first major general strike in 14 years. Labor unions estimate that about four million people may take to the streets. Spaniards demand affordable housing and higher wages. In some cities, the demonstrations escalated into clashes with the police, and several people were arrested.
Tiomanca, who now lives in Cosada near Alicante, said there had been no mass protests in her area. The most prominent demonstrations took place in Valencia: they set up a tent camp there and protested against the housing policy.
According to the girl, renting an apartment in Spain becomes a real challenge: apartment owners require a lot of documents and large sums of money even before they are ready to consider a candidate.
But what worries the critics the most is not the situation on the streets, but possible changes in immigration legislation. After the summer amnesty, many illegal immigrants received residence permits, but now there are fears that political changes could change the rules of staying in the country.
"All the immigrants sit and wait, like on a powder keg. Because there will definitely be a reform of the immigration policy, but no one can predict in which direction," the interlocutor shared.