Another 139 Immigrants Reach the Canaries
Madrid, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The wave of African immigrants for the Canary Islands seems unlikely to be contained, when another 139 people reached that territory Sunday and were taken to the already packed refuges.
In the last few hours, crafts full of people, including 13 minors, arrived at Los Cristianos Port, south of Tenerife, Austin Taylor, coordinator of the Red Cross in that region, confirmed today.
The official said that in general, the immigrants are in good health conditions, though a few of them needed medical care due to slight wounds.
The agreements of the Spanish government with those of Senegal, Mali, and Guinea to try to stop the flood of immigrants and get rid of related people-smuggling mafias, have not yet shown the awaited results.
The government of President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is seeking the support of political parties for the creation of a state Immigration and Emigration Agency to cope with the issue, but the opposition Popular Party rejects the idea.
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