Spain's Border Hypocrisy, Exposed in Ceuta

Moroccans Flooding Spain’s Ceuta Territory Expose Madrid’s Duplicity on Decolonization, Borders, and Migration It’s facing a challenge to back its rhetoric with action. Dean Karayanis Spain is facing a challenge to back its rhetoric with action on migrants. As over 60,000 Moroccans flood into Ceuta on Africa’s Mediterranean coast, the same voices in Madrid that condemn other countries for imperialism, occupation, and border enforcement are defending that Spanish enclave and refusing to renounce its colonizer legacy. “The Socialist premier at Madrid, Pedro Sánchez,” The New York Sun wrote in a Friday editorial, “speaks of a ‘violation of Spain’s territorial integrity’ as thousands breached the border. Yet his outrage rings hollow in light of his recent sweeping amnesty to illegals in Spain. If that doesn’t amount to an incentive to jump the border, what does?” In April, Mr. Sánchez’s government legalized about half a million... Join The New York Sun to unlock full access. Become a member of The New York Sun to get full access to this article and all of our reporting and commentary. Join the Sun for 1¢ A membership gets you: *** Post comments and join the conversation *** Full access to articles, podcasts, videos and games *** Grant gift articles to family and friends Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up to get The New York Sun in your inbox. The New York Sun Company, LLC, 300 Park Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States Too many emails? Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. Done with the Sun for good?