THE HAGUE--The conservative VVD party today, Tuesday, will formally submit a legislation proposal to strictly regulate the establishment of poorly-educated people of the Dutch Caribbean. The eleven-page legislation proposal which goes to the Second Chamber today, should restrict more people from the islands from coming to live in The Netherlands, the VVD stated in a press release. According to the VVD, the proposed law would also "give the countries the power to better develop their own people."
The VVD has concluded that in the past decades there has been an exodus from the islands, especially Curaçao to The Netherlands. "Many of these people don't stand a chance in Dutch society," said Member of the Second Chamber André Bosman, who together with the leader of the VVD party in Parliament Stef Blok, initiated the law proposal.
"It serves nobody when they leave their mother country, where they have few opportunities. They often don't have a diploma, speak poor Dutch and relatively often end up in crime," stated Bosman, who cited official figures to support his proposal.
One in every five persons from the Dutch Caribbean countries (mainly Curaçaoleans) got in trouble with the law between 2006 and 2010, and 11.3 per cent of people from the islands are unemployed. "These figures are alarming. It cannot be that we end up dealing with the problems that start at the other side of the ocean. The flow must stop," said Bosman.
The 'law to regulate the establishment of people from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten in The Netherlands' as it is officially called, strives to restrict the establishment of migrants from these countries as much as possible by setting registration criteria at municipalities in The Netherlands.
These criteria include: sufficient mastering of the Dutch language, sufficient means to support oneself in The Netherlands, a start qualification that connects with the Dutch labour market, absence of a criminal record and a proof of writing out of the Census register. Migrants may also not form a danger to public order, safety, decent conduct or general interest.
According to Bosman, the islands have a big role to play in developing their own people to increase their chances at better education and a better future in general. "When all residents get a chance to develop themselves, there is less urgency to depart for The Netherlands. Especially the countries will benefit from this, because investing in their own people means more chances for the economy."
The VVD pointed out that there is reciprocity in the migration regulations in Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and The Netherlands. "When Dutch European people want to establish themselves on the islands, they too have to comply with different criteria."
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