Activities of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2012/2131(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination
Amendments (3)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. It is counterfactual to present new immigration as something which only confers benefits. Recent research in the Netherlands1 estimates the cost of immigration to be at least €7 billion per annum. The arrival of unskilled new immigrants, in particular, imposes a heavy burden on social security systems. Meanwhile, such schemes as family reunification and immigration for purposes of study are clearlyoften abused to provide an extra channel for immigration, thus closer monitoring from competent authorities is necessary.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. It cannot be the intention that people from outside the EU should have the opportunity to use study here as a means of immigration, or that the EU should deprive third countries of their educated people. The EU should ensurge that people who study here subsequently place the knowledge they have gained at the service of the development of their country of origin.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. It is necessary to distinguish clearly between legal and illegal immigration. IMost illegal immigrants voluntarily opt to ignore the law, and should therefore be identified, questioned and deported while respecting their fundamental and human rights. Any attempt to argue in favour of supporting and regularising illegal migrants undermines democratic acceptance of the presence of migrants in the EU.