Will evaluate the PP’s initiative to enhance the number of agents in border security
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 21st Aug (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has reiterated that the best course of action would be to reform the immigration legislation through a decree law, although he emphasised that what truly matters is the approval of such legislation.
This was his statement on Wednesday during remarks made to the press, where he noted that at the upcoming meeting with President Pedro Sánchez, scheduled for this Friday in La Palma, the surge in migration will be on the agenda, alongside the issues concerning the Canary Islands and the 2025 PGE, among other topics.
In relation to migration, the Canary Islander will seek collaboration from the State Administration. “We continue to assert that they are indeed minors and that the communities hold some responsibility, but they are immigrants and the State bears additional responsibility,” he remarked.
He also highlighted the necessity of revising the immigration law; the healthcare costs concerning migrants, recently calculated at approximately 30 million euros; as well as the importance of cooperation and development policies in Africa.
IDEAL SCENARIO WOULD BE A DECREE LAW FOR THE LAW’S REFORM
Regarding the revision of the Immigration Law, Clavijo, who mentioned that a decree law would be the best approach, urged the Spanish Government to “exert all effort to secure the approval of this legislative change.”
He emphasised that “what is crucial is to implement a change, as it is no longer merely a case of individuals arriving in the Canary Islands; we are now discussing Ceuta, we are now discussing Alicante, and it has been apparent that this would occur, which we have been stating for some time. Consequently, we must provide a response as a nation to all these individuals, particularly the minors.”
When asked about the non-legislative proposal that the PP submitted this Tuesday to the Congress of Deputies, advocating for an increase in the number of State Security Forces and Corps (FCSE) agents responsible for border protection in light of the migration challenge, the Canarian president reaffirmed that a consensual approach is essential for resolving the migration issue.
Therefore, he indicated that he had yet to review the proposal in its entirety. “I believe that if we all aspire to provide a response, we need to pursue consensus to ensure unanimity. If ultimately we wish to proceed individually, then we will not achieve a cohesive response,” he elaborated.
“I have not yet managed to examine it,” he continued. “Today, I have a meeting scheduled to thoroughly analyse it, and this may present an opportunity for us to reach acceptance and establish a preliminary agreement, or it could simply become another instance of treating this as a political issue. This is not merely a political or territorial issue; it is a humanitarian problem. And, as such, we must respond to it as a society.”
