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

https://mins.news/en/video/45379

- France 24 English, 2026-09-04 12:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyEDArNmslM

> New York Times World contributor Aida Alami draws on field reporting at Morocco’s border to challenge claims that the mass crossing was primarily orchestrated by the state. She acknowledges Morocco’s past use of migration in dealings with Spain and the possibility of tactical decisions by security forces, but stresses the need to separate evidence from inference.

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