Resumen

TORRADO MARTIN-PALOMINO, Esther. The necessity of reconceptualizing the migration of unaccompanied minors to the Canary Islands of Spain. Estud. front [online]. 2015, vol.16, n.32, pp.11-32. ISSN 2395-9134.

The migration of unaccompanied foreign minors (menores extranjeros no acompañados, MENA) represents a new model for international mobility in Spain, one with its own particularities compared with other migratory flows. The dual nature of being unaccompanied and unauthorized leads to conflicts in the care and integration of these new migrants. However, this dual nature is one of the main prerequisites for the development of this mobility model (but not the only one) and for developing strategies specific to this group. The Canary Islands, because of their position on the southern intercontinental border and their insularity, offer particular models of individual migration flows of primarily highly vulnerable African children and a close relationship with human smuggling and trafficking networks.

Palabras llave : unaccompanied foreign minors; smuggling and trafficking in human beings; clandestinity; vulnerability.