The prime ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, criticized this Monday the “uncontrolled immigration to Europe,” which they have blamed for the increase in crimes and sexual violence, and have advocated increasing the number of deportations.
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“We do not accept uncontrolled immigration to Europe,” states the statement both published this Monday, in which they emphasize that despite their ideological differences they have been promoting a “strict immigration policy” in their respective countries, but also at the European level.
“No one can deny the negative impacts of illegal immigration on our societies: crime rates increase, pressure on public services increases, and citizens’ trust is eroded,” they expressed.
“It is particularly serious when illegal migrants, deprived of the right to stay in our countries, commit violent crimes, traffic drugs, or become responsible for sexual violence,” both heads of government stressed, who say that the public expects “concrete actions.”
Among these is an increase in deportations and for this they have advocated establishing more repatriation centers in third countries, as well as other “innovative solutions outside Europe.”
However, they have assured that “this is not enough” and have also focused on “the millions of foreign citizens who live legally” in Europe, to whom they attribute an alleged interest in imposing lifestyles far from the “common values” shared by “millions of Europeans.”
“We are both proud of Europe’s Christian cultural heritage and want to protect it. We hope that those who come to our countries and choose to make Europe their home respect our values and do not try to impose lifestyles that we do not share,” they warned.
“We believe this is the right way to protect Europe and our common values. And we believe that millions of Europeans share this conviction,” said Meloni and Frederiksen, who these days have led criticism of the Spanish Government’s migration policies following the crisis in Ceuta.
