“Migrants are instrumentalised like a weapon”, says Marine Le Pen

Migrants used as “a migratory weapon”, but borders that must be kept closed: for Marine Le Pen, the migratory crisis between Poland and Belarus does not justify any relaxation on the eastern border of the European Union. “Resolutely no, we must not open the borders of a Europe which is besieged by migrants who are instrumentalised like a weapon”, assures Marine Le Pen, guest of Franceinfo’s “Presidential Matins”, Monday, November 15.

For the candidate of the National Rally, these thousands of migrants who camp in Belarus near the Polish border and who hope to cross into the European Union, it is “the consequence of the mistakes of the past, which consisted in giving in to the blackmail of Turkey. Mr. Erdogan had said: if you do not give 6 billion euros, I will open wide the borders, and I will leave Europe submerged by migrants’ “. For Marine Le Pen, “other regimes might consider this weapon to work extremely well.”

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is accused of fomenting a migration crisis on his border with Poland. Since then, thousands of migrants from the Middle East have camped on the border with Poland. So what to do with them? “We do what international law provides, offers Marine Le Pen. That is, we allow the UNHCR [Haut-Commissariat de l’ONU pour les réfugiés] to go and provide them with the necessary care and food so that – obviously – their life is not in danger. But under no circumstances should these borders be opened. “

For Marine Le Pen, “The European Union is extremely lax because immigration is not a danger but a project. The EU is against the principle of refoulement.” The RN candidate believes that “Poland has no confidence in Frontex, the force that allows migrants to pass through.” According to her, “a number of reports show that a certain number of them intend to come to France “.