In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration
NPRIn Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — In a sunlit courtyard, volunteers at a church soup kitchen are handing out lunch bags and cups of fruit juice. Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Rida wants to earn money for his mom's diabetes medicine. Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Stephan Carlsen, who works at the Spanish Commission for Refugees, says most locals are more concerned about their own economic problems. Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has said that the government wants to minimize transfers to the mainland in order to "prevent irregular entry routes into Europe."
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