The Spanish daily El Mundo has recently
published an article on Moroccan immigrants in Spain, highlighting their
return to their home country in greater numbers. Many of them are
reported to have lived in the host country for more than two decades.
The Spanish newspaper says that the return comes as a bid to escape the
economic crisis that has struck Spain since 2008.
The southern European country is
apparently in the midst of an acute economic depression that lead the
rate of unemployment among the 780 000 Moroccan expats to reach an
unprecedented percentage of 50, 7. Many of them decided to return to the
home land.
While some returned along the members of
their families, others preferred to work in Morocco and keep the
children in Spain. This wave of return started during the period of 2006
and 2007, but it has seemingly taken on a greater dimension.
The Spanish newspaper gave examples of
Moroccans who returned home and left their children in the Northern
neighbor for educational purposes. This is the case of Nurdin Fakir
Salhi, who immigrated to Madrid 25 years ago. Now, he starts from
scratch and opens a store in Tangiers to earn a living and most
importantly to support his family in Spain.
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