Asylum Seekers' Struggles in Spain

All these people have been told

that they're not going to be able to get asylum here.

So they're being turned around and sent back right there.

No, they're not letting people stay.

That's what the police have told us.

They're making everybody leave.

But some people here in Kuzruja go to Spain.

You can see, but most of them are walking this way

because the police and the military have forced them to leave.

The military says that they're not letting people stay,

that you have to go back.

What about if many people stay here? No problem.

So your hope is that you'll be able to stay here?

Yeah. There is no problem.

So you read a news article that said that if you came

here you could claim asylum and live in Spain. Yes.

And you read that and then you decided to swim over?

They say Spain has opened the door.

It said Spain has opened the door.

This was on social media? Yeah.

On what? On Twitter? Or Instagram? Facebook. Instagram.

Everyone wants to be here.

Why don't you want to go home to Morocco?

No, no, no. No, no, no. No Morocco.

There's no money in Morocco. Ah, yes, yes.

If you have a family, children, like that,

you can be happy all your life.

Do you have a family? Yes. My mother.

But it should be something to live a good life.

So you really want to leave Morocco.

You don't care where you go? Go to Spain. Anywhere.

Just leave Morocco. Spain, Turkey.

You just want to be able to leave Morocco.

And why is that?

Why do you want to leave Morocco so badly?

The hope is no.