| A Defiant 'Spanish Revolution' - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The ... Since May 15, residents of many cities around Spain have been demonstrating against the country's ongoing financial crisis, its politicians, and its bankers.
The spontaneous protests are the largest since the country plunged into recession in 2008, and they're made up mainly of young people who have set up camps in main squares across the country. Called "los indignados" (the indignant), the May 15 Movement, or simply 15-M, they are fueled by frustration with austerity measures, apparent indifference from politicians, and serious joblessness.
Spain's unemployment rate for those under 25 stood at 43.5 percent as of February -- the highest youth unemployment rate in the 27-nation European Union. Movimiento 15M: se extiende por el mundo (Nicaragua y más…) El peligro está en las avalanchas de hombres de negro que entran legalmente en los países africanos, con políticas de deudas externas inmorales, acaparamientos de tierra y mares que causan empobrecimientoMientras refuerza las vallas y pide dinero para reforzar las fronteras, el Ejecutivo recorta derechos en Sanidad, Educación y hasta un un 70% de la cooperación española La valla de Melilla/ Jesús Blasco de Avellaneda.
Existe la creencia de que las políticas migratorias se solucionan poniendo muros. Así lo demuestra la valla que cubre casi un tercio de la frontera entre EEUU y México.