Amendments proposed by ITS

These amendments where proposed by the extreme right ITS parliament group, in september this year, on the report: On policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third country nationals (A6-0323/2007):



Fa. whereas a policy of immigration within the European Union requires Member States to honour the following principles: solidarity, fair cooperation, and respect for the right of peoples to self-determination and control of their borders,

Ma. whereas, in order to resolve the many problems linked to immigration, it is necessary first and foremost to address their causes; whereas, in this connection, the Member State populations must be informed, and their awareness raised, of the negative aspects of uncontrolled immigration (unemployment, insecurity, violence, economic and social costs, integration, underground economy, etc.) rather than trying always to paint a positive picture of it,

3a. Recalls that decisions on immigration policy in the European Union are taken unanimously; takes the view that, with due regard for the full sovereignty of the Member States, there is no need to provide for activation of the passerelle clause provided for in Article 42 TEU;

14. Stresses that all measures to fight clandestine immigration and step up external border controls must be consistent with the existing guarantees and the fundamental rights of individuals, in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, but that this does not exclude the right to return individuals to the border;

51a. Takes the view that facilitating access to a legal residence permit for women living clandestinely in the Union who are victims of trafficking in human beings is not in itself a solution, and that first, in order to fight more effectively against illegal immigration and the trafficking of all kinds that it engenders, the dangerous Schengen agreements, which positively encourage such uncontrolled, clandestine immigration, should be done away with;