House Speaker in New York: Limits should be placed on immigration

New York, September 1 (MTI) – Chaos and conflict threaten target countries that fail to limit the admission of migrants, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said in New York.

Addressing the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament on Tuesday, Kover said the spotlight of responsibility should fall on those who cause the migration crisis as well as on receiving countries.

Kover voiced support for the conference’s draft statement calling on recipient countries to meet their obligations. He added, however, that “we must also focus our attention on other factors. First, on the responsibilities of the countries where migrants are coming from, second, on the responsibilities of the countries that caused the crisis which eventually triggered the emigration wave, and third, on the responsibility of criminal gangs and political groups profiting from the migration.”

“Accepting migrants without restrictions has sustainability-related and institutional limitations in destination countries. Disregarding these limitations will undoubtedly cause unprecedented chaos and serious conflicts in these destination countries as well,” Kover warned in his address.