The Migrant Tsunami: When Crisis Becomes a Way of Life The recent clashes between Moroccan and Spanish authorities at the Ceuta border crossing are a stark reminder that Western countries' approach to migration is still stuck in the past.
Approximately 49,000 migrants arrived in one day, according to officials, but this influx should not have come as a surprise.
Ceuta has long been a magnet for would be migrants seeking a new life in Europe due to its strategic location on the North African coast and relatively porous borders.