Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[MartyFunkhouser]

I think the Spanish enclaves are pretty well barriered - big walls land-facing and fences that go out to sea. The issue this week has been force of numbers overwhelming those.

There's a Spurs connection btw - Nayim is from Ceuta, hence him being a North African who played for Spain

It seems a planned disruption more than an "invasion" to come to the mainland, if they wanted to do that they could have set off from Morocco itself. No one is swimming the 14km

 

[Glenda's Legs]

It seems a planned disruption more than an "invasion" to come to the mainland, if they wanted to do that they could have set off from Morocco itself. No one is swimming the 14km

Apparently there was a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court in the last few weeks that anyone swimming around the barrier could claim asylum, whereas anyone climbing over the barrier would have their claim rejected. Sounds like a loophole in the wording of the applicable Spanish law that has now been exploited (although the majority by far it seems have tried the climb-the-fence route).
A bit more explained in the thread of this X post (but NB, I haven't fact checked it, just taking at face value) :

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[MartyFunkhouser]

Apparently there was a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court in the last few weeks that anyone swimming around the barrier could claim asylum, whereas anyone climbing over the barrier would have their claim automatically rejected. Sounds like a loophole in the wording of the applicable Spanish law that has now been exploited (although the majority by far it seems have tried the climb-the-fence route).
A bit more explained in the thread of this X post (but NB, I haven't fact checked it, just taking at face value) :

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Thanks, I will have a read over my lunch time sausage sarnie

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Bravo

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[Glenda's Legs]

Thanks, I will have a read over my lunch time sausage sarnie

To your earlier point about it seeming planned, that does sound like the case.
There's a lot of [conspiracy or otherwise) theories floating around about how it's the Moroccan king who endorsed it, politically motivated, backing of the US etc. etc.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

To your earlier point about it seeming planned, that does sound like the case.
There's a lot of [conspiracy or otherwise) theories floating around about how it's the Moroccan king who endorsed it, politically motivated, backing of the US etc. etc.

I just don't see the rationale of breaking into "Spain" to swim over when they could have done that from Morocco. I suspect they will let them run their course, round them up and march them back over the border