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• Saeima’s Citizenship, Migration and Society Consolidation Committee discussed accommodation of asylum seekers in Latvia

Yesterday, the Saeima’s Citizenship, Migration and Society Consolidation Committee discussed accommodation of asylum seekers. The MPs expressed their worries about the lack of the integration programme for refugees. The MP Ingmars Lidaka criticized the fact the National Integration Centre which was established in the framework of a project and assisted immigrants on integration issues is now closed because it did not find new funding source. The MP Andrejs Judins called not to look at asylum seekers as an item which can be chosen to our liking. He stressed that asylum seekers are real people with tragic past who deserve help and kindness. The MPs agreed to visit the centre for accommodation of asylum seekers “Mucinieki” next week in order to evaluate living conditions.