Amidst international attention on the influx of approximately 60,000 migrants from Morocco into the Spanish city of Ceuta, a notable silence has been observed from the political Left, according to commentator Stephen Daisley. This quiet, he argues, stems from an understanding that the events in Ceuta illustrate the real-world consequences of their preferred borderless policies.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, head of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, is cited as having inadvertently encouraged such movements. In April, his administration offered amnesty to an estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants, a program that ultimately received 1.2 million applications before closing. This action, Daisley suggests, signaled to potential migrants that Spain was willing to legitimize illegal entry, thereby providing an incentive for the subsequent surge in Ceuta.
While many of the migrants who entered Ceuta have reportedly returned to Morocco, the event demonstrated that European borders are vulnerable. Daisley draws a parallel to Germany under Angela Merkel, whose policies of accepting large numbers of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa were initially framed as economically beneficial. However, a decade later, Germany is described as facing economic stagnation and social challenges, including increased crime and terrorism, which have bolstered the support for right-wing nationalist parties.
The author posits that these issues are not confined to Europe, suggesting that uncontrolled migration poses a similar challenge for Britain. He contends that the Left's portrayal of migrants often focuses on sympathetic figures like mothers with infants, overlooking the demographic reality of predominantly young, single males. Furthermore, he asserts that mass immigration can create fiscal burdens as migrants establish families and rely on welfare systems. This perspective challenges the long-held Left-leaning view that mass immigration is an inherent moral good and essential for economic and cultural vitality.
Daisley attributes the Left's stance partly to a belief in redistributing wealth and opportunity, viewing immigration as a mechanism to achieve this. He also touches upon post-colonialist ideology, suggesting that some on the Left see mass immigration as a means of punishing historical colonial powers like Britain.
He argues that the Left's approach to immigration is not merely about welcoming migrants but is a cynical tactic to achieve partisan political goals and engineer demographic changes. The author concludes that the situation in Ceuta, where open borders led to disorder and upheaval, is a preview of what he terms a 'dystopia' resulting from an unmanaged immigration agenda, contrasting with the Left's vision of a utopian, egalitarian society.
