Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-02-03-Speech-2-058"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-02-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090203.5.2-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-03-Speech-2-0592
lpv:speaker	lp:Stavros Lambrinidis2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; LIBE (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-11-16--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, we have managed here in the European Parliament to radically change the objective of the directive which we are debating today. Claudio Fava deserves our congratulations on this in particular. Firstly, we have managed to obtain provision for the mandatory payment of remuneration outstanding to illegal immigrants who are deported. Secondly, we have helped to ensure that provision is made for strict and binding criminal sanctions for employers of immigrants under unacceptable living conditions. Thirdly, we have safeguarded the right of trade unions and other bodies to go to court on behalf of immigrants and, fourthly, we have imposed the right to grant residence permits of short or longer duration to illegal immigrants who uncover criminal organisations. In other words, we are at last treating illegal immigrants as human beings, without at the same time legalising illegal immigration, which is why we support this compromise. However, there is still a dangerous mismatch between the continuing police approach to illegal immigration and the reality in numerous Member States. That is why the application of the directive will also require special attention. It could lead thousands of illegal immigrants into poverty, ghettoisation and crime and, although we demonstrably cannot or will not deport them, these illegal immigrants may remain out of work. If, in fact, numerous illegal immigrants are currently occupying jobs in Europe which Europeans do not want, we should now be debating in this House, at long last, common rules on legal immigration into Europe and the legalisation of these people, not new rules to deport them. Finally, the absolutely necessary fight against the black labour market obviously does not only concern illegal immigrants; it mainly concerns legal immigrants, it concerns millions of European citizens whose employment rights are trampled underfoot by their employers on a daily basis, it concerns the fact that employment laws are being trampled underfoot, without any material control or material sanctions. Today’s directive should therefore have as its legal basis, in my opinion, the general fight against undeclared work in Europe, not immigration in particular. This targeting of immigrants every time something goes wrong in Europe is very dangerous for social cohesion in our countries. Obviously, illegal immigration also needs to be combated, but we cannot demonise people who are fleeing miserable conditions in their own country in the hope of a better life."@en1
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