PRIOR ELECTIONS - The PL included just three points on “immigration” in its electoral programme. It pledged to create a special Border Patrol Squad, seek more solidarity from European partners and strengthen the role of the Refugee Commissioner. The Nationalist Party, penned by Dr Busuttil, included eight points in its electoral programme, including a pledge to “develop a policy of integration that takes into consideration immigrants who have been granted asylum”. It also vowed to implement a strategic revision of the country’s detention services - What should be included in the electoral programmes? UNHCR: • Ensure effective cooperation with other states and entities in relation to rescue at sea operations. • Develop the reception system further, in line with international and EU standards. • Maintain capacity to consider and decide on asylum claims. • Pursue opportunities for appropriate long-term solutions to local integration, resettlement and relocation as well as return for those not granted a right to stay. Aditus, JRS, SOS, Integra, Migrants Network for Equality, Kopin and Emigrants’ Commission:• Recognise the variety of “migrants” in Malta so that public policy and discourse is not limited to African asylum seekers. • Conduct a thorough review of the detention policy and make dramatic and urgent improvements to living conditions in detention centres. - COMMENT BY carlos ellul • Hopefully well soon have a government who puts national interest ahead of these NGOs interest and that of the EU big wigs. NO COMMENT !!
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