Immigration as a European topic

The Latvian daily Latvijas Avize expects France's EU presidency to produce some new initiatives on the topic of immigration: "France plans a pact which is directed against the influx of illegal immigrants and will raise the issue to a European level. For the latter, Europe is certainly no Eldorado because they are generally exploited by human traffickers and restaurant owners, for example. ... The EU leaders want a controlled form of immigration, determined by economic requirements. However, such a selective form of immigration never has and never will be sufficient to cover the demand, not even in Canada or Australia. ... The demands for immigrants to integrate into society coming from countries like France could in the end prove decisive for the future of democracy in Europe. And we Latvians should also consider a similar form of immigration and learn from others' mistakes."

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