Jesús Ramos appeals to Europe's solidarity to address the massive arrival of immigrants to the Canary Islands

The ASG deputy spokesperson regrets that Europe reduces attention to immigrants by 25%, which is why he demands greater involvement from the central government to find a solution to this humanitarian drama.

It refers to obtaining the powers that correspond to the Islands that welcome immigrants, contemplated in the Statute of Autonomy

 

The deputy spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Parliamentary Group, Jesús Ramos, appealed this Tuesday, in a parliamentary committee, to the solidarity of Europe and the Central Government to take action on the matter and address, with all guarantees, the massive arrival of immigrants to the Canary Islands.

For Ramos, it is an issue that has to be faced with the maximum international and national cooperation "because unfortunately until now we have provided the solution, thanks to the mediation efforts of the Canary Islands with the hotel sector." “We need a solidarity response to the migration crisis, since unfortunately the Canary Islands have become an entry route to Europe, despite how dangerous this route is,” he highlighted.

In this sense, he detailed the figures for the last fortnight in which the arrival of 4,000 more immigrants is estimated since mid-October and 7,000 more than in mid-September, so there is talk of 12,000 immigrants. "This is not the time for controversies with the State and Europe, but rather for betting on dialogue, which is why I am grateful that the president of the Canary Islands Government is more forceful and that he has expressed, through an official statement, the need to take action on the matter," he indicated.

Ramos regretted Europe's lack of interest in immigration policies, which is evident in the 25% reduction in attention to immigrants, which represents 500 million euros for the next multi-year period.

He showed his concern about the image of the Islands in the media, which is beginning to compare the Archipelago with Lampedusa, which is why he urged this situation to be unblocked and hoped that the postulates that the Canary Islands have brought to the meetings with the ORs will take effect, as well as the visit of the European Commissioner for the Interior, scheduled for this Friday.

Among other measures, he opted to request the State to transfer to the Canary Islands the powers in this matter, which appear in articles 144 and 149 of the Statute of Autonomy, since they could be a solution to this migration crisis.