Melilla mayor faces dilemma over statistical data
The article focused on the contradiction in the speech of the mayor of Melilla regarding the sovereignty of the city. It criticized the statements of the Moroccan Minister of Justice, which link Morocco's claims to the local population along with youth migration. Official Spanish data, however, indicate that more than 3.2 million Spaniards live outside the country, with an annual increase of 5.1%. Additionally, the Gibraltar economy heavily depends on over 10,000 Spanish workers who cross the border daily to work there. The data confirm that exploiting migration issues to challenge sovereignty claims is a political fallacy. Economic migration does not negate Morocco's sovereign and historic rights over the two cities. The figures show that migration is a worldwide phenomenon and does not affect the legal legitimacy of national claims.
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