The Canarian president contradicts Prohens's statement regarding migrant minors: "In no way is the situation in the Balearic Islands comparable to that of the Canary Islands."

PalmCanarian President Fernando Clavijo on Monday refuted President Marga Prohens's remarks and asserted that the situation of migrant arrivals to the islands "is in no way comparable to that of the Canary Islands." Speaking to UD Radio, Clavijo referred to the Prime Minister's remarks, who announced last week that will ask the Supreme Court to stop the distribution of migrant minors from the Canary Islands in the Balearic Islands, claiming that services in this territory are oversaturated.

"12,000 migrants have arrived this year; last year, 47,000 arrived," Clavijo noted during the interview. "At this rate, we could encounter 24,000 migrants before the end of the year." In this regard, he insisted that, despite the number being fewer than last year, the capacity to care for unaccompanied migrant minors "is completely overwhelmed." "We can't compare ourselves to last year; the figures are still alarming, especially given the strain on our services."

In this regard, he lamented that the Balearic Islands are opposed to accepting 49 minors. "We are part of a state, and solidarity must be distributed among all communities," he argued. "A state-wide reception system should be established where each autonomous community could accommodate minors who can be assimilated and integrated, and that is how the distribution has been done." In this regard, he responded to Prohens by saying that "it's a case of 'I can or I can't'": "No one asks us. The child arrives and is left at the end of the pier, and you have to care for them at all costs, because you have an obligation derived from international law." In this regard, he recalled that "minors are the most vulnerable of the vulnerable," because "they are boys and girls traveling alone." "This must be addressed and it is an obligation," he stated.