Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-26-Speech-3-045"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070926.2.3-045"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-26-Speech-3-0462
lpv:speaker	lp:Jim Allister2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the ability of a nation state to control its own borders and change its immigration policy as required is a tangible demonstration of sovereignty. The fact that the United Kingdom cannot now rectify the grave miscalculation which it made in 2004, with its open-door policy to Eastern Europe, is a telling indication of just how much sovereignty we in the United Kingdom have conceded to belong to this club. I say ‘grave miscalculation’ because, instead of the 13 000 predicted immigrant workers, we have had 750 000, with the related massive drain on our welfare system of millions per annum in child benefit and tax credits for children who do not even live in the United Kingdom but qualify because their fathers work there. Because of the rules of the EU, we are powerless to do anything about it, and yet some would have us concede even more powers to Brussels. How foolish we would be to do so."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Independent (2007-03-28--2007-12-17)3 substitute; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jim Allister (NI ). –"1

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