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The spokesperson for Jean-Luc Mélenchon indicates on franceinfo that if welcoming refugees ukrainiens is “the honor of France”, he regrets the “harshness” and the “coldness” of the government with regard to the fate of other refugees, in particular Syrians.
“Yes we must welcome the Ukrainiansit is the honor of France”, reacted Alexis Corbière, LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis, and spokesperson for Jean-Luc Mélenchon on franceinfo on Wednesday March 9. The French government announced on Tuesday the launch of a platform called “I am committed to Ukraine” (at the following address: sponsorship.refugees.info), intended to organize the reception of Ukrainian refugees at a time when hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing their country because of the war against russia.
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“Where I shrug my shoulders is that this same government, so harsh, so cold, towards the Syrian refugees in particular, which tore up people’s tents in the cold, finds itself today flaunting on the Ukrainian question”he qualified with reference to the situation of migrants in Calais.
“I do not have a variable geometry generosity and hospitality vis-à-vis the misfortunes of the world and those who are its victims. We must welcome the Ukrainians, but we must also take our part in the terrible crisis of the immigrants.”
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Alexis Corbière also warned that the issue of welcoming migrants “is the big question that comes before us”because it will be accentuated by climate change in the coming years. “We must take it head on and create the conditions for a change in the economic system to avoid these major imbalances, because climate change will be a factor of war”he concluded.