Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis
Ceuta offers a frightening spectacle. It is not the real story.
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Migrants running and cheering as they crossed on foot into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on July 30.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Ben Hall
A picture is worth a thousand words. Or facts. The images of tens of thousands of migrants overwhelming border controls to enter the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco are shocking. So is the death toll of more than 70.
The massive influx offered the perfect illustration for anti-immigration politicians of a Europe under threat of invasion. “Remember that picture,” said US President Donald Trump.
