#Bestof2021: Worldwide migration from the Global South to the Global North, is the theory: 2/2 Ceuta is the promised land. #TheGreatMigration ; locals.com/MichaelYon and Chuck Holton locals.com/ChuckHolton.(Originally posted July 6, 2021)
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#Bestof2021: Worldwide migration from the Global South to the Global North, is the theory: 2/2 Ceuta is the promised land. #TheGreatMigration ;
locals.com/MichaelYon and Chuck Holton locals.com/ChuckHolton.(Originally posted July 6, 2021)
Now travelling in the Mediterranean Basin and Mahgreb. Tracking migrants from farther south in Africa as they head for Greece or, more directly, to the EU via Italy—except Melilla and Ceuta, which are formally in Spain. How Morocco sees the flood of humans.
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBS I In The World. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm John Baxter with my colleagues Michael Jan and Chuck Holton. |
| 0:12.0 | Michael and Chuck both you can find their postings on their travels at local.com. |
| 0:18.0 | Locals.com slash Chuck Holton and local.com slash Michael Jan. |
| 0:23.0 | Chuck also makes videos at the hot zone. |
| 0:27.0 | His video of his time in the the Umbara village known as Vio Chiquito was extremely revelatory for what's going on in the new world. |
| 0:38.0 | The migrants at the Mexican border are not only coming from the northern triangle that is only a piece of the story. |
| 0:45.0 | They're coming globally from the old world. |
| 0:49.0 | We've talked about the Nepalese. We've talked about the people from Senegal. |
| 0:53.0 | We've talked about the people from all through Eurasia traveling in some fashion arduously over a long period of time where they can get in knowing that perhaps the United States will let them in. |
| 1:06.0 | The EU has been in the similar situation these last years since the beginning of the Syrian conflict that disrupted everything in the Lovavant. |
| 1:15.0 | But as Michael and Chuck are now educating me to understand the movement towards the EU is not just about Syria. |
| 1:22.0 | It's about all of North Africa and the migrants and the smugglers. |
| 1:27.0 | So Michael, I want to come to you. What people have you met from where in your time in Morocco? |
| 1:33.0 | You mentioned Algeria. Have you met people from Central Africa? Have you met people from Asia? Have you heard stories of them, Michael? |
| 1:41.0 | Well, we've heard a lot of stories. For instance, over let's talk about Morocco. |
| 1:46.0 | We met, we were talking with you yesterday when we were Chuck and I were talking with you when we were moving in the car. Remember we came across three Africans from Cameroon. |
| 1:55.0 | And so I think we were actually chatting with the video and you actually saw them. So there's there's many types coming over here. |
| 2:02.0 | And I'm looking at the Spanish city of Suta here, even though I'm in Morocco. I'm in Africa, but I see this Spanish city of Suta. |
| 2:09.0 | When the Africans can get into Suta, many of those are allowed to get in further up into the EU. Of course, Suta is the EU. |
| 2:17.0 | So remember, you know, it's a Spanish city. So Spain's part of the EU, but the Algerians, they're actually kicking back out. |
| 2:24.0 | Chuck, the three young men you came across yesterday. |
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