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Mr President, first of all, I should like to express my personal appreciation to Mrs Klamt, for the topic she has to deal with is anything but an easy one, and is also emotionally charged. It is evident to me from what I hear said in this Chamber today, and from what the Council and the Member States, among others, have been saying for years, that we all agree that Europe has become an immigration country. We need immigrants for our economy and people are keen to move to Europe to work.
It is therefore actually staggering that we do not seem to manage to agree on an actual common European immigration policy, and I hope that the report, which I hope we will adopt tomorrow, will be a first step in that direction. On the one hand, it should be possible for asylum seekers, refugees, as well as people who are persecuted, to find shelter here, but on the other hand, we must have legal instruments in place for labour immigrants, in which the requirements of the labour market play a major role. We can regard this as a win-win situation, since we, as well as the immigrants, stand to benefit.
As for mass regularisation, that is, of course, a dreadful dilemma. We recognise on the one hand the risk of attracting more illegal immigrants, but on the other hand, we cannot turn our backs on the dismal situation of illegal workers. I would therefore urge both large groups in this House to endorse paragraph 15, because it actually covers both aspects very well.
With regard to the Green Card proposal, I would like to say to Mrs Klamt that the amendment tabled by us clearly refers to a European Green Card model, which need not bear a resemblance to the US model at all. There is also the Canadian model, for example, to draw on, so we can develop our own.
Turning to the right to vote, I know that it is a sensitive issue, but it forms an essential part of actual immigration. Surely it is indispensable to any serious discussion about full participation in social, economic and political life.
Finally, all European citizens should of course get freedom of movement right now, and, while I am on that subject, I should like to congratulate Commissioner Frattini, who I clearly heard indicate his intention of supporting this initiative."@en1
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