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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8240

24 June 2002
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
Seville decisions on illegal immigration and security open way to generous and open European policy on legal immigration and the right to asylum

Good news for Europe. I consider that what the Summit of Seville has promised on the fight against illegal immigration and external borders as positive and the reservations that remain, the shaking of heads or baffled faces, unjustified:

1) Opinion polls demonstrate that security is the main concern of Europeans. Better control of borders represents an important factor in security because we don't know by definition (involving illegal immigrants) how many criminals and terrorists enter...

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