Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-11-Speech-2-046"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-02-11"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20030211.2.2-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-11-Speech-2-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Mary Elizabeth Banotti2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, poor Mr Vitorino has one of the most difficult jobs in the Commission and he does it extremely well. I come from a country that, tragically, has a history of mass emigration over hundreds of years. In view of our history, I am perhaps a little more liberal in my thinking about these particular issues. My colleagues from Spain and Portugal have also referred to this. I agree with my group that the main competence needs to remain with the individual Member States, not because I want to suggest that we keep immigrants out of the country, but so that we can begin seriously to address the chaotic situation that exists in many of our countries regarding the processing and acceptance of immigrants. It is a serious problem in a small country such as my own. Many of those arriving in certain Member States - and indeed in my own - are being treated extremely badly, particularly by employers who are not themselves subject to the kind of controls that are applied to apparently legal immigrants into the country. These immigrants are under-paid; they are often housed in disgraceful conditions. In many cases, it is as if animals rather than human beings were being brought into the country. We have to accept that Member States know their own situation best. We also have a situation where, with the rise of unemployment, many of those who have been brought to Ireland as legal workers are being let go simply because it is no longer convenient for employers to have them. While I agree with many of the points made by the Commissioner, we have to be realistic about these matters. The issue is not about keeping people out, but making sure that, having come in, they are treated with the dignity they deserve."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Banotti (PPE-DE )."1

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