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William Watson: Who isn’t 'far-right' about mass beach invasions?

Pity poor, desperate immigrants, yes, but immigration needs to be controlled. If rich countries let everyone in, everyone will show up

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How are we supposed to feel about the storming of Spanish beaches by 50,000 swim-suited young Moroccans, apparently all male (though in fairness we don’t actually know how they identify), who took advantage of lax or maybe even co-operative Moroccan security to swim around sea barriers and make a break for Europe, sprinting out of the surf and up the beach as if in an episode of Baywatch Gone Bonkers?

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