Article content RABAT — The United States’ recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara last year has emboldened Rabat to take a harder line with European states on the issue – an approach manifested in the migrant crisis with Spain this week. A senior Moroccan minister on Tuesday justified the relaxation of border controls with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by citing the manner of Madrid’s decision to allow a Western Sahara independence leader to go to Spain for hospital treatment. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Morocco's tougher stance emboldened by U.S. Sahara move Back to video