The reactivation of immigration in Tenerife in recent
years presents some new aspects with respect to
previous periods: migration from Venezuela, Cuba
and Italy is increasing and traditional migrant flows of
German or British origin is dropping. The preponderance
of labour motives of migration, as opposed to residential
ones, reinforces the settlement of new inhabitants in the
southern part of the island, particularly in the Southwest
area. It also influences the diversity of the resident
population and the formation of settlements with a
pronounced multicultural component.
