Moroccan Migrants Discuss Journey to Spain

So you're heading to Europe from Queto,

you come from Morocco to here?

Yes, all this from Morocco, we come across this stream.

Yeah, and you come across here, and you're...

how are you planning to get to mainland Spain?

How do you get there?

The Spain government, they will take us to there.

Really? From here? Yes.

How? With a boat? Yes, with a boat, with the paper.

And have you got papers for Spain or?

No, right now I don't have.

Yeah, so you've got to wait? Yes, I wait a month or so.

So if you wait in Crete for two months,

you get papers from Spain? And then you go to Europe?

Yes, but you need to be patient because there are a lot of people.

So we need the government.

There will be a lot of people here, that's the people that stay, they will go.

And you said Europe, where were you aiming to go in Europe?

Spain, Spain. Absolutely Spain,

because they give a paper for the new people.

And is that because you're from Morocco, it's easier to get papers for...

No, no, it's very hard.

I sleep in the jungle, we don't have clothes,

we don't have food.

A lot of army they kick us to go to Morocco, so we can't.

And so where have you lived normally in Morocco?

I am from the north, I'm from Tito.

Ah, okay, okay, okay. I'm 45 minutes far away. Right.

And so what made you come here all of a sudden?

Why did everybody come across at the same time?

Because in Morocco there's nothing there.

And so you all just had enough?

Everybody just had enough and you said, I'm leaving?

We don't have enough money, we don't have health.

The education is...

Okay, but why everybody at once?

Because there are a lot of people...

Because they're a new life. Okay.

When they go, they will work, get a house...

And did people see it on social media and then they saw it on the internet and they...

Yes, yes. I think the Moroccan army opened the door,

I don't know why. Oh, really?

They... So the Moroccan army opened the doors for you guys and you all left?

Yes, yes. I don't know if there is a problem between Morocco and Spain.

Yeah. And we use us like a pawn.

You play chess? Yes, yes, yes.

Like a pawn. Yes, exactly. Yes, perfect.

Perfect analogy. Yes.

Well, thank you very much for talking to me.

Thank you. Nice to meet you. Yeah.