Spain’s Border Verges on Collapse
The migrant crisis in Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta is getting worse. Last Sunday hundreds of Moroccans and others staged a protest demanding asylum. This follows a massive sudden influx in late July, when more than 72,000 people surged into the tiny territory, nearly doubling its population overnight. Reports say that the invaders were planning to journey from there to Continental Europe. Spanish military forces deployed, though officials claimed that the “vast majority [of the migrants] returned voluntarily in the following days.”
The catalyst seems to be a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling that favors migration, but does that explain tens of thousands of people spontaneously rushing the border? The scale invites skepticism that it was purely organic. Moving vast numbers of people across a tightly controlled frontier in a concentrated window requires D-Day-level organization, logistics, and at least tacit non-interference by Moroccan authorities who normally manage the border. The numbers indicate coordinated operations rather than random individual decisions.
Premium Content
Sign in with your ShopJBS.org account to read the full article, or subscribe below for unlimited digital access.
Log In to Continue Reading
- 12 Issues Per Year
- Digital Edition Access
- Digital Insider Report
- Exclusive Subscriber Content
- Audio provided for all articles
- Unlimited access to past issues
- Cancel anytime
- Renews automatically
- 12 Issues Per Year
- Print edition delivery (USA) *Available Outside USA
- Digital Edition Access
- Digital Insider Report
- Exclusive Subscriber Content
- Audio provided for all articles
- Unlimited access to past issues
- Cancel anytime
- Renews automatically