Illegal Migrants: Spanish Enclave

Spanish Territory Dept: Officials said the migrants tried to breach two sections of the fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla early in the morning, with about 10 succeeding in entering Spanish territory, according to Vancouver Sun. Many migrants from Africa try dangerous crossings to reach Spanish territory illegally in hopes of gaining work and a better life often turning to people-smuggling rings along the way and mADRID - Authorities said 160 would-be migrants tried to break into a fenced-off Spanish enclave on the north African coast Monday, and Spain's foreign minister worried more may head to Spanish islands near Morocco. A similar storming was thwarted Sunday, but 70 other illegal migrants, swimming or wading, managed to reach the uninhabited Spanish island of Isla de Tierra off Morocco. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.