August 31, 2007
Illegal immigration figures
Spotted this in a stack of written questions from MEPs to the European Commission:
"What figures has the Commission of the numbers of immigrants who registered to study in member states, but who never turned up at the institutions and became, instead, illegal immigrants?"
It might not surprise you to know that it’s from Robert Kilroy-Silk, the perma-tanned, British, ex-chat show host (learn more)
Here’s the answer, from Franco Frattini, EU immigration commissioner:
"The Commission does not have the figures requested by the honourable member."
Frattini’s answer is striking. Every summer we see shocking images of exhausted Africans landing in southern Europe after risking death to cross the Mediterranean and enter the EU illegally in the hope of starting a new life. Many people drown en route.
But, time-after-time, officials and diplomats in Brussels say that the majority of the illegal migrants in the EU enter legally, with visas, before slipping into the shadow economy (and often taking jobs that locals won’t.)
The EU is said to be home to 8m illegal entrants. But Frattini’s response shows that - from the European Commission’s perspective at least - no-one really knows the scale of the phenomenon.
Undocumented immigrants need : a) training in health methods, garbage disposal against roaches and flies, avoiding feet infections like fungus which are popular in undeveloped countries,learn to avoid contact with bacteria, herpes,feces,etc.etc.,no spitting in homes and floors, no dropping food or waste in streets,using bathrooms instead of streets, washing hands before touching foods,etc., b) training in social rules: letting older people and disabled their seat in trains and buses, keep waiting lines in order,no pushing in cues, traffic,etc., learn local languages and local TRADITIONS,they must WANT TO BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY,otherwise is better if they go back or they will create “ghettos” and social and legal problems for themselves and Society, a waste of time, c) training in jobs,Rule of Law,as well as healthy eating, like in the USA: most hispanic families watch TV in spanish so the JUNK FOOD ADVERTISERS PUSH MASSIVE amounts of junk foods,result: hispanic kids have a very high level of diabetes, overweight problems,asthma and parents think they do the right thing “….BECAUSE IF TV SAYS IT’S GOOD FOOD,IT’S GOT TO BE GOOD….” that’s how naive they are, they need training in TV lies and ad abuses, their sick kids will become a burden to parents and Society, shame !
Posted by: blogger | August 31st, 2007 at 6:11 pm | Report this commentImmigrants need training in home ownership,not abusing credit cards which they get offered very easily and later abuse,because they don’t know and the banks don’t tell them !at the end of the day, the USA,EU and other develop areas must create growth in poor areas, like in Africa ,Asia and Latin America,they could be growing sugar cane,jatropha,rapeseed,corn , etc., for ethanol and biodiesels, installing solar panels and concentrators,turbines,etc.,and in some areas, common currencies, but they will never tell them this, and with the 2 neocons taking over the World Bank and IMF , less training and more abuse!
I suggest Ms Laither reads the MEP question once more: it is not about illegal migrants in general, but about the very specific category of immigrants who, according to the MEP, “registered to study in member states but do not turn up” at the school or university where they had registered. Should really Member States and the Commission spend ressources on collecting such information ? and if they did, what should then they do with it ? refuse registrations from non-members states, when in fact they are currently trying to attract more ? send the police to find out and question those who do not turn up ?
Posted by: Giorgio Cocchi | September 3rd, 2007 at 12:14 pm | Report this commentI find blogger’s comments very ill informed about immigrants and the role they play in any society.
Posted by: sue law | September 26th, 2007 at 2:28 am | Report this commentWe always think of immigrants as poor but most are actually educated and looking for career progression in western countries. They may send money back to their homelands to support their families who lack the equivilant wage but to claim that workers are so ignorant is plain wrong. It is usually the people at the lower end of the indiginous population who become trapped in social security hell and so suffer obesity and poor jobs, health, surroundings etc.
The migrants cannot get benefits and so they see the benefit of work and progression rather then procrastination.
Also remember that we westerners buy up properties in countries with little industry and then demand they become like us in terms of food and utilities leaving them no choice but to provide it.
Beleive me there isn’t many obese poor migrants in this world. The real problem we face is the benefit trap of the wealthy nations paying off their people with fools gold while the rich get richer
Blogger, I remember a song by Frank Zappa about France, French streets, pissing on them, and smelling like a native. I wonder who does the pissing – natives, immigrants or both?
Posted by: Ivan | September 28th, 2007 at 1:09 pm | Report this comment