The Council of Mallorca's Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS) says that this decision was made due to a lack of places in reception centres.
The IMAS stresses that a wing of the home was not in use. The presence of the minors will not affect residents or the home's operations. They are being looked after by personnel from organisations that work with the IMAS and not by La Bonanova staff.
Reception centres for unaccompanied foreign minors are currently full. The seven will stay at La Bonanova until a suitable centre is found for them.
The protocol for unaccompanied minors is that they first go to a reception centre, where their situation is studied and the relevant bureaucratic procedures are carried out. They then go to a centre run by IMAS partner organisations.
On Wednesday and Thursday a total of 117 migrants arrived in the Balearics on small boats.
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Not a good idea! there literally hundreds of local senior citizens on a waiting list to get into a senior residence. Giving preference to a group of illegal Africans is unforgivable. Lodging, three meals a day, medical assistance? To understand, anyone arriving in Mallorca (or Canaries) by boat from Africa will be instantly housed in a hotel situation with full assistance..??? Why have passport control? Why have immigration laws? Spanish taxpayers are furious about this illegal immigration policy. Last week, 60 young men who arrived illegally in Canary Is. were sent to Sanxenxo, Galicia's most famous beach resort. They are staying in a hotel with three meals a day and full NGO assistance. Certainly they have all called home and told their families how hospitable the Spanish people are, and to get on the next boat! It must be understood that the Spanish taxpayers are the ones who are (unwillingly) paying for all this.