Migration emergency, Europe’s laws are worse than ours

The story of welcoming Europe and cruel Italy is in danger of falling apart. After France rejected migrants in Ventimiglia, Belgium has now suspended the possibility for single men seeking asylum to be welcomed in reception centers in the country. Whereas in highly civilized Sweden, it may soon become mandatory to report the illegal stay of immigrants. But let’s go in order. In response to the growing emergency of arrivals, coupled with the lack of housing, the Brussels government decided to allocate the few available spaces to families and minors.

A choice that generated controversy among non-governmental organizations and some lawyers. The temporary suspension was announced by Undersecretary for Asylum and Immigration, Nicole de Moor, who said she expected “an increasing influx of families and children” seeking refuge. “In recent days, the number of families with children seeking asylum has increased significantly. I want to prevent children from ending up on the streets in the winter,” said de Moor. According to the undersecretary, Belgium is paying the price of “an unequal sharing of burdens in the management of migrants from the European Union”. The country «has been doing more than it should for some time – continued de Moor- This can no longer continue. This year we are among 19,000 asylum seekers registered in Belgium, compared to 1,500 in Portugal, a country that has a population similar to ours». And the same applies to Sweden “where there are very few requests”, argued the Belgian undersecretary. And precisely in Sweden, the Minister of Migration, Maria Malmer Stenergard, together with representatives of her coalition partners and the Sweden Democrats, the far-right party that supports the government, announced their intention to give a squeeze to thousands of irregular immigrants currently present in the country.

Not only. It is also planned to reinforce internal immigration controls through random checks and DNA tests. “The proposal for mandatory reporting of illegal immigrants in the public sector could go against the parallel society”, announced the minister. According to Stenergard, there may currently be 100,000 people illegally in Sweden. “Swedish authorities need to work together to improve returns,” said the minister. It is no coincidence that an investigation has been prepared into whether Swedish municipalities and authorities should be obliged to inform the Swedish Migration Agency and the police when they come into contact with people staying in Sweden without authorization. Investigators will also examine the consequences of non-compliance with the notification or information obligation. According to Stenergard there may be exceptions in the health sector and perhaps also for schools.
The problem, according to reports, concerns people coming from countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, which generally do not accept citizens who do not return voluntarily. Another obstacle is represented by the impossibility of carrying out on-the-spot checks in Sweden, despite the fact that the government has stated that it is considering reviewing this approach. The way in which the reduction of the age limit, currently set at 14 years, for the collection of fingerprints for internal immigration controls would be under study by the government. The migration agency will have more powers to use biometrics, including facial and fingerprint recognition. In the face of hospitality.

Source: IL Tempo

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