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Dutch Minister Wants 1-strike-you're-out-of-here for Immigrants
2005-10-01
Underlining her assertion that she runs a "restrictive immigration policy", Minister Rita Verdonk has proposed expelling all newcomers who are convicted of any crime. Under the current law, an immigrant can be stripped of his or her residence permit after conviction for a very serious offence. Verdonk wants to extend the law to cover all crimes, including theft.

Verdonk was to bring her proposal to the Cabinet on Friday, informed sources in the Hague told the media. The Liberal Party minister's plan will not apply to people granted asylum or newcomers who become Dutch citizens.

Liberal Party MP Arno Visser said the idea was a good one. He has called for such measures in the past, saying it is important that foreigners, or vreemdelingen, adhere to Dutch law at all times. According to him, the immigration service (IND) operates a sliding scale under which the chance of a foreigner being expelled declines the longer the person is in the Netherlands.

Labour Party (MP) Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the proposal is too extreme.
Immigration will be the major issue in elections all over the 1st world for the next decade or more.
And the Euros, at least, will always side-step the real issues. They need furriners to keep the country working until all the Euros can collect their pensions. One seriously can't expect the citizens of a dying, socialist continent to vote for measures that make life more uncomfortable.
Posted by:lotp

#3  hmmm

and just who will continue European culture? Oriana Fallaci? Van Gogh? De Villepin? Expect Euro-civilization to take a couple centuries (like maybe, seven) backwards
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-01 21:09  

#2  I should not be surprised to see the Euros importing Mexicans and othe South Americans to perform the functions the muzzies have and help relieve our illegal problem.
Posted by: Slise Gleanter9682   2005-10-01 20:30  

#1  Ya gotta love it. It's the liberals and the Labour Party crackin down on the 'grints.
Why not start a new parlor game called What Went Wrong.
We all sit around rehashing our dreams of utopia and wonder why it ain't working.
Posted by: wxjames   2005-10-01 19:59  

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