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At the opening of the third European Political Dialogue Forum on Refugees and Migrants, Secretary of State for Integration and Migration, Cláudia Pereira, highlighted the Portuguese Government's concern to provide information and eliminate bureaucratic obstacles to inclusion.
Vaccination against Covid-19 of undocumented immigrants and refugees was highlighted as “one of the examples” of Portugal's effort to integrate these citizens. To the list of good practices, there is greater political participation by those who chose Portugal to live and work, with a “10 percent” increase in the number of immigrants voting.
The position was taken by Secretary of State for Integration and Migration, Cláudia Pereira, at the opening of the 3rd European Political Dialogue Forum on Refugees and Migrants, in Lisbon, organised by the International Dialogue Center (KAICIID), Network for Dialogue and the Council of European Religious Leaders / Religions for Peace in Europe (ECRL/RfP Europe).
“What we are trying to do is to integrate, in all measures, immigrants and refugees”, disseminating information and eliminating bureaucratic obstacles, explained the government official. Claúdia Pereira recalled the importance of foreigners for the country's demography and Social Security system. In 2019, for example, they contributed €884 million.
Another example of this integration comes from the local elections, held last September. “We increased the number of immigrants to vote by 10 percent”, said the head of Integration and Migration. In the last suffrage, the number of immigrants elected to local government bodies rose, she added.
In Portugal, 7 percent of the population is composed of immigrants, according to data from the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF).
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What about integrating portuguese emigrants who want to return to their country?
By Tony Fernandes from Other on 22 Oct 2021, 07:09
Integration of immigrants. Any immigrant that is willing to live in Portugal, respect Portuguese laws, culture, Christianity since the founders of Portugal were Christians, and abide by Portuguese rules. Yes I agree 100% that they should be allowed to integrate into the Portuguese society, and pay taxes like everyone else in Portugal. It's only fair.
By Tony from Other on 22 Oct 2021, 11:57
Many are fleeing from global-warming-related crop failures that have mostly been caused by the northern hemisphere’s chronic fossil-fuel burning, which began with the Industrial Revolution. While the U.S.-border Haitian-refugee situation, for example, may not be climate-change related, the border-guard physical confrontations sound/look scary and definitely un-Christian. It's as though they are perceived as being disposable human life, their suffering somehow less-worthy.
One can read so many mean-spirited posts about these human beings on numerous mainstream news websites. So many migrants and refugees are rightfully desperate human beings, perhaps enough so to work very hard for basic food and shelter. And they very much want to work. ...
I've noticed over decades the exceptionally strong work ethic practiced by migrants, especially in the produce harvesting sector. It's typically back-busting work that almost all post-second-generation Westerners won’t tolerate for ourselves. Such laborers work very hard and should be treated humanely, including timely access to Covid-19 vaccination and proper work-related protections, but often enough are not.
By Frank Sterle Jr. from Other on 25 Oct 2021, 01:37