Morocco
enacts migration reform
The Moroccan government has announced their plans
for regulating up to 40 000 illegal immigrants as part of their new Moroccan
Migration policy which was introduced in September. It has been stated that 850
immigrants who are considered asylum-seekers will receive the benefits of a
legal resident automatically. There are sex more categories for foreign
nationals that are covered under the regularization operation, Morocco intends
to run this between the 1st and the 31st of December of
2014.
There are categories for those who are spouses of
Moroccan citizens must still be able to prove that they have at least lived in
the nation for roughly 2 years and there is the chance for foreign couples who
have resided in morocco for at least 4 years will benefit. Obviously children
of both categories will also receive the benefits as well. Along with people
who have valid working permits of at the lowest 2 years duration. Along with
the workers there is the ill that have become seriously ill whilst being in
Morocco will also receive the benefits.
A way for them to value and regulate each case is
that they have set up a bureau for each prefecture, along with a national
appeal committee will be set up as well.
Morocco is in the situation where they have made it
very clear that they want to deal with this immigration issue, where they have
25000 to 40000 immigrants from sub-Saharan countries along with other countries
around the world. For this new plan to take place, there has to be the
infrastructure and systems in place to regulate these amounts of people. Obviously
the immigrants are really happy with the news that has come from this article,
this gives people the opportunity to live in the country they want to if their
case goes through. It gives people like the example used in the article of
Franck a 28 year old Ivorian national who has resided in Morocco for the best
of 5 years. He has always aspired for a legal status and has been working as a
builder all this time even with a law degree.
This new policy should bring out all of the fear
from the illegal immigrants where they can finally get the chance to be legally
residing citizens. It can be assumed that this will help there economy as a
greater population can lead to greater economic growth, does this mean that
Morocco can handle this? Well the government seems very confident that they can
handle these immigrants, time will tell.
James Dougherty
11/14/13
6:02pm
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