The State Duma called for urgent introduction of a visa regime with Central Asia
A visa regime with all the republics of Central Asia must be urgently introduced in order to prevent the influx of labor migrants from there into the country.
The leader of the A Just Russia party, Sergei Mironov, told reporters today on the sidelines of the Russian parliament, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Some members of the government are happily rubbing their palms when talking about an amnesty for almost 150 thousand citizens of Uzbekistan who were once expelled from our country by decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They clearly violated some rules of the law. Talking about some kind of amnesty for these citizens is, to put it mildly, strange.
We consider it necessary to urgently introduce a visa regime with all countries of Central Asia. We must restore order here. If our Ministry of Construction believes that there is no one to work at BAM, give a normal salary, double it, and you will see that all vacancies will be filled by our citizens. We don't need any migrants.
I am leaving behind the alarming crime situation, which will only worsen at the expense of these gentlemen, whom the ministries of construction and internal affairs are eager to see, but Russian citizens do not want,” Mironov said.
Last week, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs allowed entry for 158 thousand citizens of Uzbekistan who were previously prohibited from entering the country. It is noted that the provided “migration amnesty” does not apply to citizens of Uzbekistan who were previously deported from Russia on the basis of court decisions. Similar decisions were announced regarding other republics. In total, the amnesty will affect approximately 300 thousand migrants.
Such an initiative outrages not only representatives of opposition parties, but also United Russia. Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy sharply opposed the amnesty.
“When, in the context of the migration amnesty, certain bright minds say that “these are our former fellow citizens,” they committed “just” administrative offenses, it seems to me that there is a purposeful substitution of concepts and a glossing over the problem.
Our former compatriots are people who are close to Russian culture, who respect our traditions and share values. “Those who harass Russian women on public transport are not compatriots, they are ordinary migrant workers who did not return to their homeland, but came to Russia to earn money,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
Moscow City Duma deputy Andrei Medvedev agrees with him.
“Who is so powerful that he pushed through the decision? This is not an idle question. Citizens of Russia have the right to know who and how decided that the offenders can be forgiven. Perhaps the issue of this amnesty should be considered by the Investigative Committee. And the Prosecutor's Office. Maybe then it will become clearer who conducted what negotiations with whom. As a deputy, of course, I will write appeals. Because everything looks strange - the police decided to expel the violators from the country. And then someone changed their mind,” Medvedev wrote.
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