European Far Right Seizes on 50,000 Ceuta Arrivals as Sánchez Defends 1 Million Migrant Regularizations
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 31
European Far Right Seizes on 50,000 Ceuta Arrivals as Sánchez Defends 1 Million Migrant Regularizations
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 31
Summary
At least 50,000 arrivals in Ceuta this week gave far-right leaders across Europe fresh ammunition to argue that Spain’s immigration policies are drawing mass migration.
Jordan Bardella, Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage tied the influx to Pedro Sánchez’s decision to let more than 1 million undocumented migrants apply to formalize their status.
Several migrants who entered Ceuta said Moroccan authorities had relaxed border controls, offering a competing explanation for how the sudden surge became possible.
The clash underscores how migration remains a potent force in European politics, where the 2015 arrival of more than 1 million migrants helped strengthen support for tougher borders and far-right parties.