SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 11 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista (NC-BC) has argued this Wednesday that the bilateral agreement established between the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, and the head of the state PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, “represents a regression in addressing the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied migrant minors.”
The parliamentary spokesperson for NC-BC, Luis Campos, further asserted that this signifies a “withdrawal” from the consensus and unity previously achieved in the Canary Islands and reflects Clavijo’s “submission” to the migration policies of the PP, which are increasingly “disguised” by the xenophobic rhetoric of Vox.
In his view, the document signed in Santa Cruz de Tenerife “is a setback” in the consensus forged in the archipelago and in collaboration with the State Executive to amend article 35 of the immigration law regarding the mandatory distribution of children among all communities in the State.
“This places us in a more complicated situation,” cautioned Luis Campos, noting that the four stipulations set by the PP to obstruct the amendment of article 35 have now expanded to 10 points comprising 21 sections, effectively constituting a “comprehensive policy.”
“It is peculiar that they denounce agreements between two parties on different matters like regional funding, yet find them beneficial for the humanitarian crisis concerning migrant minors. The outcome has been that it has driven a wedge between us, the signatories of the Canary Islands immigration pact, and eroded our consensus,” the Canarian deputy lamented.
He also voiced his apprehension over Clavijo’s “shift in stance”, as he becomes “increasingly at odds” with the state Executive and with CC’s evident rapprochement to the PP, which leads to the conclusion that the agreement aligns “almost entirely” with a non-legislative proposal from the Popular Party in the Lower House.
For Nueva Canarias-BC, “since yesterday, Coalición Canaria has adopted the migration policy of the Partido Popular in its entirety.”
