Earlier this year, the far-left PSOE regime in Madrid granted resident status to 1.5 million undocumented illegals.

Unsurprisingly, this stab in the back for Spain and Europe resulted in thousands of Africans storming Spain thinking they would eventually be granted resident and work status.

Today, thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish territory after a mass influx from Morocco, enraging locals.

The Spanish have had enough

Residents of the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta tore down makeshift migrant shelters as police fired rubber bullets during escalating protests over the migration crisis, videos posted online show.

Migrants fanning out across Europe

Thousands of migrants remain in the territory nearly a month after a record mass crossing from neighboring Morocco, with many seeking asylum in the EU.

The crisis erupted in late July, when around 72,000 people crossed or attempted to cross into Ceuta, many by swimming around border barriers.

Most were returned, but Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has said around 5,000 remain. Ceuta President Juan Jesus Vivas has put the figure as high as 9,000.

’No invasion – expulsion.’

Thousands of residents took to the streets on Wednesday for a second day of protests, demanding faster deportations and criticizing Madrid’s handling of the crisis.

Demonstrators carrying Spanish flags marched toward government buildings chanting ’No invasion – expulsion.’

Protesters later headed toward El Trampolin beach, where migrants had erected makeshift shelters.

Police Violence

Police intervened to keep the groups apart and fired rubber bullets as tensions escalated, according to media reports. Several shelters were torn down during the confrontation.

The influx has strained the resources of the tiny Spanish territory with a population of roughly 84,000 people, with thousands sleeping on beaches, in forests, and on the streets.

Crisis Management

Local authorities have struggled to provide accommodation, food, and sanitation while processing asylum claims and determining who can be returned.

Ceuta’s government has accused Madrid of failing to do enough to resolve the crisis.

Police cleared about 1,500 migrants from a beach last Thursday and transferred them to temporary facilities, but hundreds reportedly returned within hours amid fears of deportation.

Dead Migrants

The mass crossing has also left scores of migrants dead. At least 88 bodies recovered following the influx were being buried at Ceuta’s Muslim cemetery last week, with only nine identified, according to media.

Bite Back

Migrants have meanwhile staged their own demonstrations demanding asylum. Around 200 gathered at El Trampolin earlier this month carrying signs reading ’We don’t want to return to Morocco’ and ’We are human too.’

Ceuta, along with Melilla, forms the EU’s only land border with Africa and has long been a destination for migrants seeking to reach Europe.

The latest influx was fueled by economic hardship in Morocco and viral claims that Spain had effectively opened its border.  Let readers know what you think

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