Canary Islands: Immigration in a Border Region in the South of the European Union

During the last decade immigration in the Canary Islands has become more intense, diversified & generalized. The article sums up recent tendencies in migration flows & refers to the functions the Canary Islands fulfill in the southern European frontier as a final migration destination or mere transit region. Special attention is dedicated to identify segmentation phenomena in migration flows & migrant communities, analyzing modes of entry & patterns of post-migration mobility. Immigration impacts in different aspects of social & economic reality will be highlighted & the institutional response implemented in recent years with respect to migration management will be described. Tables, Graphs, References. Adapted from the source document.