Europe’s Far Right, Once Marginal, Now Sets Tone on Spain Migrant Crisis

An estimated 60,000 people rushed into Spain's north African territory, causing major concerns throughout the European Union.

Ursula von der Leyen has called for action ahead of an urgent EU interior ministers meeting to discuss the issue.

A potent narrative is emerging linking migration to anti-Semitism in an effort to undermine pro-Palestinian solidarity.

After thousands poured into the Spanish territory in North Africa, the pro-immigration policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were blamed. The reality is more complex.

Only the most determined or those with nothing to lose remain in Ceuta. They number a few thousand now and refuse to budge from their little outpost, an encampment on a hill on the edge of the city.

A government delegate to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta confirmed the new toll figure.

The country has spent recent years recasting itself as a place that embraces migration and diversity while much of Europe talks about walls and defence.

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects Four days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost seven years earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from…