Migrants increasingly drawn to Spain's Canary Islands

In the bars of the La Frontera municipality, the second largest town on the island of El Hierro, the phrase “Que lleguen bien,” meaning “may they arrive safely,”echoes through the walls.

Located at the southwestern tip of the Canary Islands archipelago, seven islands belonging to Spain, El Hierro has been a regular choice destination for African migrants.

Francis Mendoza, the coordinator of the Corazon Naranja group of Civil Protection volunteers, sips a beer in Winnit bar, on the…