Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-10-23-Speech-1-055"
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"Mr President, for some time now, the influx of migrants has been portrayed as a seemingly unacceptable threat. This rhetoric has been taken up by the far right, which is perpetuating the confusion between crime and immigration and which is thriving in this area.
The fact is that these migrants are first and foremost victims: victims of the Mafia-like networks that become rich by bringing over men and women who want to build a future for themselves; and victims of European businessmen and slum landlords who prosper by enslaving a cheap workforce, in the former case, and by renting out insalubrious accommodation at exorbitant prices, in the latter case.
Faced with that, let us put all of the existing Community instruments into operation so that we can combat these sectors. Let us review the regulation that stipulates that asylum applications must be reviewed by the first Member State in which asylum seekers step foot, because that puts an unacceptable burden on countries in Southern and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, the overcrowded and inhuman transit camps are no longer acceptable.
Finally, let us have the objectivity and courage to say that Europe will need legal immigrants in order to compensate for its demographic deficit. Let us therefore move out of our political comfort zone, let us stop making facile ideological statements and let us clearly state that immigration can also represent an opportunity for Europe."@en1
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