Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-09-15-Speech-2-026"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-09-15"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090915.4.2-026"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Willy Meyer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Izquierda Unida (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2011-10-04)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Billström, Commissioner Barrot, the start of this legislative term offers us an excellent opportunity to rethink our immigration policy. We currently have an immigration policy that is based on manifest hypocrisy and cynicism. We say that the European project would be impossible without migrant workers, and yet we are criminalising them with legislation such as the Return Directive, which has been aptly named the ‘Directive of Shame’, and which fails to comply with the principles and values of the European Union. This policy of trying to make Europe into a fortress at this time of crisis, which is a triple crisis in terms of food, finance and energy, is not understood by everyone, because our work is poor and heading in the wrong direction. If Europe is needed and, in particular, if Europe is needed thanks to migrant workers, then we must respect all their rights and not make them into criminals, as the European Union is doing. This is simply bringing more pain to families that are just trying to escape war or hunger. As a result, the best calling card at next spring’s summit of Heads of State or Government in Madrid, between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, would be to repeal this ‘Directive of Shame’, which does not comply with our principles and values and which is not understood by any government, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, from where thousands of migrant workers come to the European Union. I therefore call for serious consideration to be given to repealing this ‘Directive of Shame’."@en1
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