Spain has pretty easy programs for many Latin American countries with historic ties to Spain to gain legal residency as well as eventual citizenship. I personally know of 3 different guys who were just granted Spanish citizenship from different countries (Brazil, Colombia and Argentina). The common language makes them a lot more comfortable building a life there vs in non-Spanish speaking countries. Once they get a residency card, they can travel almost to any EU country. UK is an issue for some now that it is not in the EU any longer.