AIBU to worry about large numbers of undocumented men arriving in Spain?

[MaturingCheeseball]

Thousands of young men from Morocco and beyond swimming to Spain. Spain obviously has encouraged the problem with their amnesty for existing migrants, but thousands more arriving with no means of support and undocumented is going to cause huge problems. Large numbers will no doubt be ultimately trying to reach the UK.

It’s harsh, but we cannot accept infinite numbers of men.

And more than 700(!!!!) arrived here via the channel today

Its insane the numbers just arrived. And spain complaining about no housing because of tourists
spain & uk need to sort out housing infrastructure before inviting anymore people.
I appreciate they only want a better life and cant blame anyone for that but spain seem so ill equipped for their prime minster to announce it.

It's madness what's going on. We have a growing problem with migrant men in Ireland. But a lot of it is not making the news. Unfortunately because of the lies and secrets It's hard to know what is true and what is far right speak.

I just cant get my head around why no government seems that bothered. We keep waving them in, young men who add nothing positive to our society but drain resources without contirbuting. I feel sorry for people who migrate legally in search of a better life, or asylum seekers who apply via the established route who get caught up in the rhetoric. Sick of being called right wing or whatever for stating the obvious that undocumented men paying people smugglers to come here by sea who are then dumped into cities and towns across the country isnt a positive thing.

OP are you under the impression MN is a Spanish site?

Net migration to the UK is down significantly btw - half what it was last year, and illegal migration also on a downward trend.

Trust in Shabana while we await Andy's pronouncement. Today's major incident in Spain will have a beneficial side effect: galvanising the countries of the EU to take further action.

4 people died, 3 of them women.

Crossings are down, both to Europe and the UK

I don’t think it’s that the government is unbothered, it’s just extremely difficult to deal with.

What basis can anyone assert that crossings are form when it is fact that more than 700 arrived yesterday

Of course governments are bothered! What an odd thing to say.

I am not sure many Moroccan will come to the UK. They will be more attracted to Spain as it already has a very large Moroccan community.

Why is it invariably women that die when there are far more men? I wonder.

What are they actually doing about it?

Have you got a source for the figures.
I understand there are lots of people leaving the country.

https://inews.co.uk/news/figures-behind-headlines-channel-migrant-crossings-4677820

https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2026/06/30/latest-statement-in-response-to-small-boat-crossings/

Where have you got 'invariably' from?

All it does is assist the rise of the right and I don’t mean the Conservatives. It’s been a failing of policy and everyone crapping themselves that they will be judged as racist. My Dad was an economic migrant who arrived with his passport and papers in 1959.

literally don’t care

migrants aren’t the problem - billionaires are

They're entering Cueta, one of Spain's enclaves on the coast of north Africa. Not the same as swimming across the Mediterranean to mainland Spain.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/thousands-enter-spanish-enclave-ceuta-morocco-africa

Newsflash. Women’s lives are equal to men’s. Not more important

Another scaremongering “those dangerous immigrants are invading and taking over” thread.

I don't think that was their point...

Maybe not - it’s how I read it though
4 people died is sufficient info- the fact that the women tally was raised led me to believe this somehow made it more awful

?? Words fail me.