# 'Moroccans are desperate': Years of political crackdown and lack of economic opportunities

https://mins.news/en/item/45386

- France 24, 2026-09-04 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260904-moroccans-are-desperate-years-of-political-crackdown-and-lack-of-economic-opportunities

> New York Times World contributor Aida Alami, drawing on field reporting at Morocco’s border, challenges claims that the mass crossing was primarily orchestrated by the state. She acknowledges Morocco’s past use of migration in relations with Spain and the possibility of tactical decisions by security forces, but says the evidence should be separated from inference. Her reporting points instead to online misinformation, overwhelmed security forces and people primed to migrate by repression and scarce economic opportunity.

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