Greece to toughen migration laws: minister
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Athens: Greece plans to eliminate a provision allowing irregular migrants to apply for residency after seven years in the country, the migration minis...
Athens: Greece plans to eliminate a provision allowing irregular migrants to apply for residency after seven years in the country, the migration minister announced Thursday, saying the rule had been abused.
Makis Voridis said he is scrapping an existing provision that enables irregular migrants to apply for a residence permit after seven years in the country in a toughening of migration laws.
"The longer you were (in the country) illegally, the bigger your prize.
"From now on, whoever is in Greece illegally will never be legalised, will never get a residence permit," he said, pointing out that some 55-65,000 people enter Greece illegally every year, with half granted asylum.
The police last year arrested 74,000 irregular migrants, but could only expel 2,500, he told broadcaster Skai.
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