In African Asylum-Seekers, a Treacherous Journey Is Only the Beginning, the telling of one man’s story, Alphonse, precisely communicates the flawed foundation of the migration and asylum systems of Morocco and the E.U. Alphonse’s quest for asylum, featured a six-year journey from the Congo to North Africa, a year of waiting for his case to be heard, two years of low-pay work in Madrid and an accidental deportation when his case was still under reconsideration. The extensive effort put forth by these pained men and women to plead their cases to migrant case workers does not, in any relative sense, equate to the 30 minutes they are given to tell of the feats they have come across and the hardships they have endured. Though Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights does state that individuals of the world have the right to “seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution,” the acceptance of these refugees and granting of this asylum fails to occur. It is unbelievable that every year, Morocco in particular; receives upwards of 25 million euros designated specifically towards “development aid” from the E.U. Yet, this money is never made use of, and the rate that these sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco are turned away at is almost 100%. As expected based on the appalling system in place, Alphonse has been turned away again. However, his story opens up questions about how his case should be heard. I wonder, how we begin the reform of these corrupt systems so that the deserving migrants of these areas are able to enjoy the Article 14 rights. Must Morocco’s economy be rebuilt before the funds from the E.U. actually go towards “development aid”?