Four dead in Ceuta: the cost of the pull effect Spain's government denies
Four migrants die in Ceuta within 24 hours. The government denies any 'pull effect' while smuggling networks operate freely and the Supreme Court shields those who arrive by swimming.
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Four dead in Ceuta: the cost of the pull effect the government ignores
Four migrants died yesterday while trying to swim to Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa. So far this year, 27 people have died on that route, eight in July alone. The crossing is short in distance but treacherous: strong currents and harsh conditions. Yet the debate is not only about the tragedy, but about its causes.
The concept of a "pull effect" deeply divides opinion. While the government avoids using the term, critics argue that mass regularization policies and statements by senior officials act as a magnet. A Supreme Court ruling blocking the expulsion of those who enter by swimming adds a perverse incentive: once they reach land, their stay is protected unless proven otherwise.
The political response, however, is conspicuously absent. No emergency pact against the mafias that traffic in human beings, no concrete measures to discourage the deadly routes. Meanwhile, networks like the one dismantled in Cádiz — which recruited Colombian women for sensual exploitation — continue to operate with impunity.
Ironically, the same government that boasts of "humane borders" has failed to stop either the mafias or the deaths. Those who claim the "pull effect" is a myth must explain why arrivals and death tolls keep rising.
Four migrants died yesterday while trying to swim to Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa. So far this year, 27 people have died on that route, eight in July alone. The crossing is short in distance but treacherous: strong currents and harsh conditions. Yet the debate is not only about the tragedy, but about its causes.
The concept of a "pull effect" deeply divides opinion. While the government avoids using the term, critics argue that mass regularization policies and statements by senior officials act as a magnet. A Supreme Court ruling blocking the expulsion of those who enter by swimming adds a perverse incentive: once they reach land, their stay is protected unless proven otherwise.
The political response, however, is conspicuously absent. No emergency pact against the mafias that traffic in human beings, no concrete measures to discourage the deadly routes. Meanwhile, networks like the one dismantled in Cádiz — which recruited Colombian women for sensual exploitation — continue to operate with impunity.
Ironically, the same government that boasts of "humane borders" has failed to stop either the mafias or the deaths. Those who claim the "pull effect" is a myth must explain why arrivals and death tolls keep rising.
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