Contrary to the promises made weeks ago by Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s far-left prime minister, thousands of the illegal migrants who poured into the Spanish city of Ceuta are still there.

September 2 was Día de Ceuta, an annual holiday when the city celebrates the appointment of its first Portuguese governor in 1415 (the Spanish took over a couple of centuries later). This year there were no celebrations, only protests, and those were not confined to Ceuta.

In Madrid, authorities said some 50,000 protesters turned out. After the demonstration ended, an Associated Press journalist heard shots and explosions. Spanish newspaper El País reported that police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds. There were significant turnouts also in Barcelona, Valencia and Seville. Waving Spanish flags, demonstrators shouted “A united........

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