Deportations set for dramatic increase

Expatica.com ^ | 6/27/03

[Tancredo Fan]

In the Dutch papers
27 June 2003

De Volkskrant

Deportations set for dramatic increase

The Justice Ministry expects a dramatic increase in the number of deportations of illegal immigrants in the coming months after the opening of an "expulsion centre" in Rotterdam on Friday.

The new centre will be used to hold illegal immigrants arrested in the mass search campaigns being conducted by the immigration service and police.

The Ministry plans to deport an extra 3,000 to 4,000 illegal immigrants. The arrest operations had to be restricted in the past due to the lack of detention places.

Municipal authorities are reportedly so pleased with the operations, which started last year in The Hague before moving to other large cities, that the ministry needed to dampen its enthusiasm, a justice ministry official said.

The number of forced deportations increased to a record 12,015 last year and unpublished figures indicate that 5,515 illegal immigrants were deported during the first five months of 2003.

With the establishment of the new centre, the ministry hopes to deport about 16,000 illegals. A second centre will be opened at Schiphol Airport in November.

Many East European illegal workers and prostitutes have been arrested and deported in the ministry arrest operations in recent months.

[Incorrigible]

Ping!

[Tancredo Fan]

A 'Bush could learn much from the Dutch' PING!

[palmer]

You left out Holland on purposejust to get our hopes up didn't you!

[xrp]

Time to crack open the Rex-84 camps!

[skeeter]

Bully for the Dutch. I'm green with envy.

[drypowder]

WOW, not all government's of indutrialized countries are stupid. US & England ought to get a clue!!

[hellinahandcart]

"expulsion centre"

Can we get one too, Daddy, can we, huh?

[lilylangtree]

Would that the US follow suit instead of giving illegals amnesty and the individual states giving pregnant ILLEGALS free health care and resident tuition status at state universities and colleges, all at American citizens taxpayers expense.

[Regulator]

Maybe they'll call it the "Pim Fortuyn Memorial Center". The last thing they'll see on their way home would be the name of the guy who got murdered trying to keep his country together.

[WhiteGuy]

I guess they don't need the votes there................

[Afronaut]

And they should be shot on site if they enter again. After 25 no one will try again. And I really could care less if the landscapers in town get season tickets for the Giants and shore places and all new trucks every 2 years.

Make them pay a real wage to real Americans. No one wants to compete for a job will Jose from Peru at 5 bucks an hour.

[Pharmboy]

The Dutch have always been a most practical people. Thanks for the ping...

[skeeter]

And they should be shot on site if they enter again.

I'd settle for a shot across the bow of our uninvited guests.

Hell, right now I'd settle for harsh words & nasty faces. ANYTHINGS better than nothing.

[Nea Wood]

MAN, that headline got my hopes up! :-)

[Afronaut]

nasty faces!!! too funny but too true

[varon]

I'd settle for a shot across the bow of our uninvited guests.

Hell, right now I'd settle for harsh words & nasty faces. ANYTHINGS better than nothing.

Hell, right now I would settle for just being able to express my opinion in public without fear of a federal charge of ethnic intimidation!!!

[Hinoki Cypress]

Hey, Tom Ridge, are you listening?

[janetgreen]

Sounds like Holland's leaders have some brains.

[dennisw]

It's all about the 3rd world. Do we let them swamp us?