Fraud must be fought always and everywhere. No exceptions. Whether it comes from above or below. We're too accustomed to the "law made, trap set" mentality, a plague that comes from afar. In all cases, fraud generates and amplifies the feeling of distrust and impunity, thus spreading citizen disaffection toward institutions. The disgruntled reaction usually goes like this: "If there are people who are dedicated to breaking the rules to benefit from everyone's money, why should I comply? Why should I pay my taxes? In the end, I will be the only person who will comply with their obligations and will not break the rules." This mischief is easily contagious.

On a street in the industrial estate next to the port of Ceuta, Ridan, 16, stops us and shows us his mobile phone with a cracked screen and, with gestures, makes us understand that it has no battery. "Mom", he says, pointing to the phone. We leave him ours to call home, after four days wandering lost in the streets of Ceuta without knowing what to do or where to go, and sleeping on the breakwater of the beach. His father answers instantly, and the conversation barely lasts five minutes. "Dad, I heard that the border was open and I've gone to Ceuta. You and mum don't have a job and we are many brothers and sisters and we couldn't do anything to get out of this crisis that affects so many people. Now I will try to go up to the Peninsula. If I had wanted to steal or commit a crime I would have stayed in Tetuan. I'm going to get the papers and help the whole family", he tells them. The father tells him to take care of himself, to be a man and not to mix with "bad company". The mother does not get on the phone, she can only be heard crying.