CNT-CIT || What happened in Ceuta cannot be reduced to a supposed “migration crisis.” It is the result of the capitalist system, in which states use borders, people, and the lives of working people as instruments of political pressure.
The regime of Mohammed VI initially allowed tens of thousands of young Moroccans to advance towards Ceuta and only intervened once it deemed its objectives achieved. Morocco is thus once again using the desperation of the working class, subjected to extreme misery and poverty, as a diplomatic weapon, while repressing the Sahrawi people and protecting the interests of its monarchy and elites.
Nor can the imperialist chessboard be ignored. Donald Trump immediately seized upon the tragedy to speak of an “invasion,” fuel racism, and defend his anti-immigrant and deportation policies. The genocidal state of Israel has exploited the situation in Ceuta to attack the Spanish government for its stance on the Palestinian genocide and the war against Iran.
The United States, Israel, and Morocco form an axis responsible for destabilizing the political landscape in pursuit of their imperialist and criminal interests, attacking and pressuring those states that refuse to submit to their interests and those of capital. The tensions arising from relations with Algeria, Western Sahara, and the refusal to use Rota and Morón in the war against Iran are part of the political context surrounding this tragedy.
In response, the Spanish state uses the army, police, deportations, and maritime barriers. Once again, it is the working class that pays with its life for the interests of this system, while being blamed for its own situation to conceal the imperialist strategies that create it.
The workers killed in Ceuta are not invaders. They are victims of poverty, repression, borders, and the interests of those who govern from Rabat, Washington, Tel Aviv, Madrid, and Brussels; victims of the interests of capitalism and the imperialism inherent within it.
From CNT Andalusia, the Canary Islands, and Murcia, we extend our deepest solidarity and support to the families and loved ones of the 67 people who died. We share their grief and demand that these deaths not be reduced to mere statistics or buried under institutional silence. Their memory compels us to denounce those who use borders and poverty as tools of power.
We also demand a thorough investigation into all deaths, an end to summary deportations, the repeal of the Immigration Law, the closure of immigration detention centers, and the establishment of safe and legal pathways. We further demand the closure of the Rota and Morón military bases and an end to complicity with the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara.
We do not choose between one state and another. Our position is that of the international working class against all governments, armies, and capital that turn our lives into pieces on their chessboard.
Internationalism as an alternative to imperialism.
In the face of racism, class solidarity.
Facing its borders, organization and direct action.
No one is illegal!
Borders kill, and states are responsible!
Long live the international struggle of the working class!
