Coalición Canaria Lanzarote y La Graciosa has conveyed its "solidarity, support, and closeness to the people of Ceuta" in the face of the serious situation the autonomous city is going through and considers that, in moments like the present, “Ceuta must feel that it is not alone and that the Canary Islands empathize perfectly with what it is experiencing”.
The insular secretary, Pedro San Ginés, points out that the Canary Islands "is a land that knows the migratory phenomenon very well, both for its own history as a territory of emigration and for having become a land of welcome for decades".
“Canarian society knows perfectly well what it means to emigrate, to seek an opportunity far from home, and also what it means to receive people who arrive from other places. We have experienced and continue to experience firsthand the consequences of migratory pressure and for years we have called for the solidarity of all the autonomous communities. Today, we must be able to transfer that solidarity to Ceuta,” states San Ginés.
For Coalición Canaria, the situation that the autonomous city is going through "cannot be seen as an exclusively Ceuta problem, but as a state and European issue that requires a coordinated, effective, and sustained response over time."
San Ginés laments, in this regard, "the scarce interest and the lack of a true state policy by the Government of Spain to address irregular immigration, both by acting in the countries of origin and by guaranteeing effective control of our borders."
“What is happening in Ceuta once again shows that Spain needs a serious, responsible, and planned migratory policy. We cannot limit ourselves to reacting when situations get out of hand. We must work at the source, strengthen border surveillance and control, provide resources to the Security Forces and Corps, and, when necessary, activate solidarity mechanisms between territories,” he maintains.
“Morocco's supposed collaboration cannot serve as a pretext”
The insular secretary of CC also questions that the Government of Spain "continues to present collaboration with Morocco as a sufficient guarantee to face migratory pressure."
“It is, to say the least, regrettable that after years of talking about Morocco's collaboration, we continue to encounter situations like the one Ceuta is experiencing. The facts show that this supposed collaboration cannot be used as a pretext for Spain to renounce its own responsibilities in border control. And it is also evident how little or nothing the submission, vassalage, and U-turn of Pedro Sánchez before the Kingdom of Morocco has served regarding the issue of Western Sahara”.
The case of the SIVE of Guinate, an example of "lack of foresight"
Coalición Canaria cites the situation of the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) in Guinate, Lanzarote, as an example of this lack of foresight.
Pedro San Ginés recalls that, after questioning the Government of Spain in the Senate about the situation of the device, the official response received indicates that Lanzarote currently has five operational sensor stations and that, after the sabotage suffered by the planned station in Guinate, “the installation of new stations is not foreseen”. A response that, in San Ginés's opinion, "leaves unclear how the Government intends to cover the surveillance of this area of the island, for which it considered it necessary to have this device at the time".
“What we have always asked for in the Canary Islands is solidarity, responsibility, and for the State to fulfill its obligations. And we want exactly the same for Ceuta. When a border territory is subjected to extraordinary pressure, the rest of Spain cannot look the other way, and that is why we consider it important that a clear message of support, solidarity, and backing for the people of Ceuta be heard in all corners of Spain”, concludes Pedro San Ginés.
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