Bill to legalize more migrants

[Prokomenos]

Bill to legalize more migrants

The Inner Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal by Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos to amend an existing immigration law in order to facilitate the process for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants seeking legal status in Greece.

The proposed amendment is expected to result in the legalization of around 100,000 illegal immigrants who have until April 30 to make their applications. These 100,000 migrants are in addition to the 180,000 migrants who applied for legal status under the 2005 law.

“This is another opportunity for immigrants living illegally in our country to gain legal status,” Pavlopoulos told reporters after leaving the Maximos Mansion.

The aim of the proposed provisions “is to reduce bureaucracy and to promote the social integration of immigrants by reducing levies and penalties and facilitate the reunion of immigrants with the rest of their families,” the minister added.

According to the proposed provisions, immigrants will be granted legal status if they submit an official document certifying that they have been resident in Greece since April 30, 2004; otherwise they must submit official birth certificates for their children, a wedding certificate issued by a Greek registrar, an application to a regional authority for a residence permit or their children’s school graduation certificate.

The bill also proposes the establishment of a national committee which will be responsible for the social integration of immigrants and will comprise senior government officials as well as representatives of local authorities, labor and employers’ unions and immigrant groups.

The provisions would also lift certain restrictions currently faced by immigrant workers. Curbs on the transfer of workers to different prefectures would be lifted. Restrictions on workers becoming self-employed would also be lifted.
“We are making huge efforts to make up for reforms that were not carried out during the past decade,” Pavlopoulos said.


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[Ellinas]

I think that the ones the article is talking about are Northern Epirots, not foreign migrants, but I am not sure.

Pavlopoulos aproves mass migration in general. I remember when he once said: "Every migration beneficial. The migrants graft and breed the societies." Personally I wish him the migrants are going to breed his two daughters nicely.

[Megale]

The thing is the article isn't specific. Now there are ex-Soviet Greeks, and ethnic Greeks from Albania. But I have a feeling that most of those 280,000 migrants are non-Greek (Albanian, etc.). "Social intergration" it sounds like some idiot liberal philosophy accepted by the US and Western Europe.

[Prokomenos]

Thats the thing the article is not specific. Im sure Ellinas can give us some specifics since he does live in Greece and aswell as the other Greeks. It could be regarding Albanians, Pakistanis and Chinese.

[Ellinida2006]

Cmon guys some different culture is good for all people. Nobody is saying you have to marry them but this isnt the old days. Now adays you have to go with the flow.

[O Tizimis]

Originally Posted by Ellinida2006
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Cmon guys some different culture is good for all people. Nobody is saying you have to marry them but this isnt the old days. Now adays you have to go with the flow.

I personally like different culture you can learn a thing or two but thats about it. I believe in keeping everything Greek just a preference of mine and I definately would not like to see so many nonGreeks in Greece considering that Greece is a small country to begin with.

[Megale]

Albanians, Pakistanis, Mavroi, what do they have to offer?? Crime, parasites, et.c, I mean, come on, we have enough third world utter in the US as it is. If one is intersted in other cultures, go eat at a Chinese resturant.

[Prokomenos]

Originally Posted by Megale
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Albanians, Pakistanis, Mavroi, what do they have to offer?? Crime, parasites, et.c, I mean, come on, we have enough third world utter in the US as it is. If one is intersted in other cultures, go eat at a Chinese resturant.

Hahaha funny one Megale
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[Megale]

Since I'm in a "multicultural mood" (and the weather is turning cold), I'll invite ESKIMOS for a chai and a game of tavli!!! You can't beat that!!
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[gmellos]

Originally Posted by Megale
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Albanians, Pakistanis, Mavroi, what do they have to offer?? Crime, parasites, et.c, I mean, come on, we have enough third world utter in the US as it is. If one is intersted in other cultures, go eat at a Chinese resturant.

that is true!! WHY SHOULD Hellas which is small nation have to allow the cast offs of 3rd world nations into their nation! Those people already have a home!