Europe Chooses to Criminalize Immigrants
11:44 am By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|World
18 Jun 2008
After a long period of bickering between the different EU member states — some more liberal than others — Europe has finally agreed on a new policy to confront what is seen as an immigration problem in the region.
The new legislation, known as The Return Directive, will allow for the detention of immigrants caught without papers for up to 18 months before being deported back to their countries of origin. Once warned, they will be given the chance to leave the region within 30 days. If they don’t they can be incarcerated for up to 6 months.
Before The Return Directive, there was no common agreement in Europe on the handling of undocumented immigrants. And even though it was approved by the majority of the European parliament, not everyone was in agreement, as evidenced by the image above of Spanish parliament member Willy Meyer Pleite. Nevertheless, the tides are shifting in Europe — for the worst.
Via / El Litoral
- Tags: europe, Immigration
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6 Responses to Europe Chooses to Criminalize Immigrants
Mike
June 19th, 2008 at 10:27 am
No. They didn’t criminalize immigrants, they just decided that ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS should face harder penalties
Arros
June 19th, 2008 at 10:50 am
No. They didn’t criminalize immigrants, they just decided that ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS should face harder penalties. Key word is ILLEGAL, which you can’t seem to differentiate from LEGAL.
Jennifer Woodard Maderazo
June 19th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
You’re absolutely right, I can’t seem to differentiate because I don’t believe that any person can ever be considered “illegal”. And getting away from semantics for a moment, no one chooses to be “illegal” of their own volition. People are forced into immigration because of the conditions in their home countries and then forced into the shadows because of the restrictions imposed upon them by the countries to which they immigrate. It is not easy to be an immigrant, “illegal” or otherwise.
And back to semantics, yes it is criminalization, and quite hypocritical considering the fact that the EU is always calling out the U.S. on these issues.
Julia
June 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Since all people of european-ancestry are basically settlers here (in the Americas), settled on a land that was stolen from its rightful inhabitants, they are the ILLEGALS.
Oh, but that was different, right? Times were tough in the home country, religious discrimination, might makes right…..Bigots have no sense of history in the larger picture.
And both Europe & North America would have an economic collapse without “illegal immigrants”…and it would/will affect everyone, bigots included.
Cuchillofile
July 10th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Europe Chooses to Criminalize Immigrants
What a bogus headline but typical of how dishonest juornalism. I would venture to say that if these “immigrants” had abided by the laws of the land regarding entry and visa limitations they would not have been “Criminalized” These laws are no different than the laws of the land they came from.
Maegan la Mala Ortiz
July 10th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Ay see, that’s what I meant by namecalling. Let’s look carefully at the proposal. Does it specify under what circumstances a person who does not have papers can be incarcerated. For example, an immigrant who is in the process of dealing with the purposely confusing papeleo will be thrown in jail?