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"en.20030409.4.3-219"2
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"We are of course opposed to polygamy and the way in which this oppresses women.
Nevertheless, we cannot accept wives being prevented from entering and residing in a host country, on the grounds that one wife already lives in that country.
Using moral standards as a pretext, we are yet again obstructing immigration by separating people from their family.
While rejecting the principle of such a restriction, we have voted in favour of the amendment that will at least make an exception in certain cases. It will allow a further spouse to enter and reside in a Member State if ‘…the best interests of a minor child so dictate’.
Furthermore, we have voted against the amendments which would, in effect, amount to harassment. These include using DNA tests against migrants and also the public health argument. It is selfish of European countries to refuse to deliver the health care they could provide to people with no access to such care.
Yet again, the proposals that represent positive developments are not binding. Moreover, the report as a whole does not raise the standard of national legislations but levels them down."@en1
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