The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will ask the European Commission to bring forward the entry into force of the pact on migration and asylum so that the tools it provides They will begin to be used in summer 2025 and not in 2026 and announced the implementation of a national integration plan.
“To this end, I announce that we will ask the European Commission to bring forward the entry into force of the Pact on Migration and Asylum that we promoted under our presidency last year, so that the tools that this pact on migration provides in terms of The immigration control border, for the distribution of migrants, will begin to be used in the summer of 2025 and not in the summer of 2026 as planned”, assured Sánchez. in Congress to report on the immigration crisis.
Likewise, he argued that he would count on NGOs as well as civil associations working on the front line. “to refine and implement these mechanisms” and defended that “they know the reality on the ground better than anyone”.
Sánchez asked the PP to assume “its responsibility” and approve the immigration law. “Learn to propose without destroying”he pointed out. He therefore urged them to “stop asking for help from the European Commission” when they themselves “are not prepared to help their own citizens”.
He also announced the launch of a national integration plan and intercultural coexistence which has been advanced and which “will have resources and measures to promote the integration of Spaniards”.
On the other hand, he accused the PP and Vox of “instrumentalize” migration “to inoculate hatred” into society and opted for an “open and prosperous” country, a model of integration. In this sense, it disgraced them that “the only thing” that interests them is “using” migration “to cause social alarm, to hide their lack of a political project for the majorities”.
The President of the Government recalled that they were accusing the Government of fueling an alleged pull effect, to which he responded by emphasizing that people “do not leave their homes because we are going to give them one in a shelter or because they are given a prepaid cell phone.” “, specifying that they do it because “In Spain they see an opportunity for life. »
“The right and the far right only offer threats, direct blowback and hate speech. We offer stability,” he said, calling for reflection on what can most help organize the migratory flows.
Focus on a model country for integration
Likewise, he asked manage peaks of irregular migration which occur “according to the national and international situation”, as well as integration, “respecting the diversity” of those who settle in Spain and combating “disinformation”. “There is an army of digital tabloids, opinion makers, digital bots, dedicated to creating a constant stream of lies about foreigners who exaggerate or invent the security and coexistence issues that are sometimes associated with migration directly new ones,” he said. .
In the same sense, Sánchez defended that foreigners “are neither better nor worse” but “they are equal”. “They are people with their virtues and their faults, their dreams and their fears,” he stressed. Furthermore, he demanded that Spain must choose “between being an open and prosperous country or an unequal country.”
He also recalled in his speech that Spain is “a country of migrants” and asked to understand that the duty “is to be this welcoming, tolerant and supportive society”, a “moral debt” towards the elderly.
“A debt that we must also combine with the debt we owe to our children and grandchildren, which must guarantee their present and future prosperity. Do everything in our power to ensure that Spain continues on the path to prosperity and also the growth promoted since 2018,” he explained.
