Why Are So Many People Trying to Reach Europe?

Young people in Morocco and beyond are heading to Europe for a better life, but the journey is dangerous and the politics are getting messy.

People are talking a lot about migration right now. Many young people in Morocco are dreaming of moving to Europe. Even though Morocco’s economy is actually doing okay, these young people feel like they don't have enough chances to get ahead at home. So, they look across the water to Europe. Recently, there was a major situation in Ceuta. Ceuta is a small piece of Spanish land that sits on the northern edge of Africa. Thousands of people tried to cross the border there all at once. It was a huge, unusual event that caught everyone off guard. People are asking what really happened that day.…