“We Are Going to Restore Order to the City and Its Borders”
- Post AuthorBy Chris Roberts
- Post DateWed May 19 2021
On Monday morning, a large number of illegal immigrants started arriving in Ceuta, a tiny Spanish city on the tip of North Africa.
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By Tuesday, over 8,000 “migrants” had crossed over from Morocco. The Spanish government acted immediately. It sent extra police and even soldiers, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced, “We are going to restore order to the city and its borders.” He added, “This sudden arrival of irregular migrants is a serious crisis for Spain and for Europe,” and said the newcomers would be sent back. Yesterday, UPI reported that “more than 4,000 people were already sent back after the nation deployed troops, military trucks and helicopters to stem the arrivals.”
May 18, 2021, Madrid, Spain: Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, addresses a press conference. Sanchez guaranteed Spain’s territorial integrity and announced he is traveling to Ceuta, Spanish enclave on the north of Africa, after 5,000 Moroccan nationals managed to entry the city by sea during the night and hundreds of migrants continue to arrive. (Credit Image: © Rodrigo Jimenez/EFE via ZUMA Press)
The photos show that the West has all the resources it needs to protect its borders — it needs only the resolve.
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May 19, 2021, Ceuta, Spain: Agents pour gas on the fence that separates Ceuta from Morocco before the arrival of migrants. (Credit Image: © Antonio Sempere/Contacto via ZUMA Press)
May 19, 2021, Ceuta, Spain: Agents pour gas on the fence that separates Ceuta from Morocco before the arrival of migrants. (Credit Image: © Antonio Sempere/Contacto via ZUMA Press)
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Moroccan nationals are returned to Moroccan territory from Ceuta, 18 May 2021. (Credit Image: © Mohamed Siali/EFE via ZUMA Press)
A Spanish soldier gives instructions to Moroccan migrants as army troops are deployed, 18 May 2021, along the coast in Ceuta. (Credit Image: © Reduan / EFE via ZUMA Press)