Original sentence: Contrary to popular belief, the Moriscos were for the most part not descendants of Arab settlers, but instead were overwhelmingly the descendants of Muladis, native Iberians who converted to Islam under Muslim rule, and were as ethnically Iberian as the Christians who expelled them.However, finding proof of Morisco ancestry is not easy, unlike what happens with Sephardic Jews, who still speak a language closely related to Spanish.It could also benefit an indeterminate number of people in Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey.This measure could benefit about five million Moroccan citizens, who are considered to be descendants of moriscos
Edited sentence: The United Left party proposed expanding the citizenship to all citizens of Western Sahara, due to the small number of Morisco descendants potentially eligble compared to Sephardic Jews.This measure could benefit an indeterminate number of people, primarily in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia