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"Mr President, some decades ago millions of our fellow European citizens emigrated to America, Australia, South Africa and other European countries. They were not rich, but were escaping from poverty.
sixthly, respect for fundamental rights;
seventhly, creating a European bridge between peoples and cultures, thus strengthening our foreign policy.
Very few of the above require police action. On the other hand, they require politicians with insight and boldness. I am glad that, after its initial emphasis on a police-based approach, the Commission is now moving forward with a much better overall approach. I congratulate Mr Frattini!
We asked for them to be accepted and to be given rights. The money they sent home supported our economies. Thousands of Italian, Greek and Irish flags fly in those countries on the days of our national festivals. They love the countries to which they went, but they are also allowed to love their countries of origin; nobody feels threatened by this dual love. They excelled and boosted the economies and cultural and democratic wealth of the host countries.
As a result, immigration should surely not be treated primarily as a police phenomenon, let alone as a likely source of terrorism, as it has ended up being discussed in Europe.
Immigration policy ought to be comprehensive and should cover a whole range of aspects:
firstly, improvement of legal migration channels;
secondly, combating clandestine immigration, especially inhumane immigrant trafficking rings; and upholding respect for human rights at detention centres. The only crime committed by these people is to have been born in poor or war-torn countries;
thirdly, the reason for the surge of immigrants: wars, poverty, underdevelopment, dictatorships; Europe must tackle these phenomena in its foreign and economic policy;
fourthly, we should ask why Europe is so attractive to immigrants. At the same time, we must combat illegal employment;
fifthly, the demographic, research, educational and economic needs of the European Union; we must attract a much-needed labour force;"@en1
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