The parliamentary spokesperson for Izquierda Unida (IU), Enrique Santiago, has urged King Felipe VI to call the Moroccan monarch, Mohamed VI, in order to help reduce the migratory crisis being experienced in Ceuta, a situation he has described as an "attack" coming from the neighboring country. "He is taking too long," he pointed out.
The deputy from Sumar has expressed his discomfort because, so far, there is no record of any conversation between Felipe VI, in his capacity as head of state, and his Moroccan counterpart, something that, in his opinion, should have happened from "the very first moment" of the migratory crisis, "as neighboring countries with a consolidated relationship."
In this regard, the IU leader has emphasized that "at this point" the monarch has not "done what he was supposed to do in this crisis, which is to get in touch with the head of state of the country that has attacked us, which has carried out an attack." "If we have a head of state whom we did not vote for, he should obviously do his job as head of state," Santiago stated in an interview on 'Telecinco', reported by Europa Press.
ALL MIGRANTS, REGISTERED AND TO THE PENINSULA
On the other hand, the spokesperson for IU has reiterated that Spain is obliged to respect the current regulations regarding the care of migrant people who continue in the Autonomous City and has insisted that "those who have a problem of violation of their human rights and deserve international protection" must receive shelter. To this end, he has defended the need to create a census as quickly as possible.
However, he has pointed out that "that is not going to happen overnight," although he has admitted that the "burden" that Ceuta bears is already unsustainable. He has also criticized the stance of PP and Vox, whom he accuses of maintaining an "absurd position" in favor of an immediate "total return."
IU maintains its proposal to transfer "all" migrants, "adults and minors," who remain in Ceuta to the Peninsula, with the aim of "relieving" the situation of the autonomous city. "Ceuta cannot be the place where thousands of people are concentrated. In the Peninsula, there are conditions to care for these people while individualized procedures are resolved," Santiago has defended.