African immigration in Mallorca: 66 migrants travel to 3 Pateras
propagandaaccess Immigrants to the Mairkan coast It continues to intensify with new rescue operations by the Spanish authorities. At the end of this week, a total 66 people of Saharan and Maghreb They were rescued in the operations coordinated by the Civil Guard and Maritime Rescue South Mallorca.
On Saturday morning, the first rescue operation in Caprera IslandWhere 26 people of Sub -SARAN were found on an unstable ship, according to the government delegation in the Balearic Islands through an official statement. The second intervention occurred during the afternoon, when there was another Patera with 22 people of Sub -SARAN, 86 miles away South Mallorca.
The third rescue began at about 20:50, when a helicopter is located to rescue a marine rescue on seven people from Mghreb Orige, 24 miles from Cabrara. Health From this group it turns out more complicatedSince one of the passengers was sick and provided six symptoms of dehydration. This condition requires urgent transfer to Palma Airport, where the financial unit and borders intervened.
The operations ended at about 22:28, when a marine rescue boat saved 11 workers of the origin of Morocco who were traveling in the same boat.
A significant increase in expatriates
The phenomenon of migrants to the Balear is a significant increase in 2025. According to the data provided by the government delegation, Since the beginning of AñOr they arrived at the Bales Archipelago At least 1477 immigrants in the prominent of North AfricaWhich is practically dual expatriates compared to the same period in the previous year.
In total, and Irregular arrival of 68 ships with immigrants To the islands so far this year, which confirms an upward trend in immigrant flows to this region.
These numbers contradict with 2024 dataWhen, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), they reached the marine islands irregularly At least 5994 immigrants.
Historical immigration to Mallorca from Africa
the Immigration from the African continent to Mallorca It has deep historical roots dating back to several centuries. During the Roman and Byzantine era, there were commercial contacts and Immigrants between North Africa and Balearic IslandsAlthough limited in time conditions.
Recently, especially since then The end of the twentieth centuryThe migratory movements from Africa to Mallorca witnessed different stages. The first stable societies of contemporary African immigrants began to establish themselves on the island in the 1980s, especially from Morocco and Senegal, which attracted job opportunities in sectors such as agriculture, construction and tourism.
The irregular migration in risky vessels began in a clear phenomenon in the late nineties, however It has been greatly intensified since 2005. Official statistics indicate a continuous increase in recent years: in 2020, about 2,400 immigrants reached the Balearic Islands, a number of about 3500 in 2021.
In 2022, it represents a turning point of about 4,200 expatriates, while 2023 scored about 5,300 people. As we mentioned earlier, 2024 was closed with nearly 6000 migrants across the sea, which means An increase of more than 150 % in only five years.
