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Are the Canary Islands becoming a migrant limbo?

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Are the Canary Islands becoming a migrant limbo?

Are the Canary Islands becoming a migrant limbo?

Ousmane is one of the thousands of migrants stuck in the Canary Islands desperately trying to get to mainland Europe.

Many want to leave and many more keep arriving.

Local populations are struggling to manage the financial costs creating social tensions in the Spanish archipelago.


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