 A new visa law implemented that year, "La Ley de Extranjeria", was quite restrictive, and did not provide for permanent residence permits.In 1989, the "Asociación de Trabajadores Inmigrantes Marroquíes en España" was formed by a group of Moroccan workers to defend their working rights.As late as 1992, official statistics showed only 16,665 Moroccans residing in Spain (of whom 14,998 lived in peninsular Spain).