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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010215.4.4-088"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3,3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	". I should like to take this opportunity to explain in more detail, also on behalf of my colleagues, Mr Belder and Mr van Dam, my voting behaviour in respect of the Ceyhun report. I have voted against the report and against many of the amendments submitted by the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms, Justice and Home Affairs. In view of the sensitivity of the subject, assistance with illegal immigration, a subject that always triggers intense emotions, I wish to explain my motives. Let me say at the outset that I fully support the reception of recognised refugees as defined in the meeting in Geneva. The latter should be received in all Member States and granted asylum. Unfortunately, the general use of the word refugee for all those who seek sanctuary in the Union creates confusion in this report. What is an illegal refugee? If that person applies for asylum on entry he is not illegal. The terms foreigners, refugees, illegal immigrants, asylum seekers and suchlike are used in an inconsistent way. Such a careless use of terms does not belong in a legal text, in which, moreover, definitions have to be laid down and the framework of criminal law agreed. I recognise that deported asylum seekers often find themselves in a distressing position. Humanitarian aid from churches and organisations jumps into the breach created by the inability of Member States and the international community to find a satisfactory solution. For this reason I have some sympathy for the appeal not to punish these organisations for giving assistance to illegal immigrants. But a more nuanced definition is required. A problem arises where the judgment of the independent judiciary based on legislation is constantly undermined by the subjective judgment of aid providers. Apart from that, how do you define ‘humanitarian aid’? Does it also apply to a charity that, for example, has the aim of helping as many poor Russians as possible to enter a Member State illegally? The dramatic circumstances of illegal immigration are a humanitarian disgrace. Stringent, harmonised criminal legislation on traffickers in human beings is necessary. To complement this a strict but fair asylum policy is needed, which must send a clear signal of discouragement to illegal immigrants. Accordingly, I support the proposals of the French Government."@en1

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