Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev proposed to ban migrants from bringing their families to Russia and “force migrant children to learn Russian”. He stated this in an interview with TASS.
“What, in my opinion, needs to be done, I am a supporter of this, in relation to schools, migrant families, enclaves. Of course, we will not be able to overcome certain trends there, but what can be done: if a person comes to us for seasonal work, well, why the hell does he drag his family with him?” – said Medvedev.
In addition, according to him, migrant children should be forced to learn Russian, but schools, in turn, should do this gradually and “without rudeness”.
“It is impossible when a child arrives, and in some classes three quarters of people, first graders, do not speak Russian. We must gradually force them to teach. And those who don't teach, well, don't let them in,” – says Medvedev.
Recall that in August, a group of deputies from the LDPR, led by party leader Leonid Slutsky, submitted to the State Duma a bill restricting the right of migrant workers to transport their families to Russia.
At that time, it concerned low-skilled specialists staying in Russia only on the basis of an employment contract or patent, while having no other legal grounds for residence in the country, for example, citizenship of the Russian Federation. This does not apply to highly qualified workers and their families.
According to еру LDPR deputies, children and unemployed spouses of migrants can freely move to Russia with them on the basis of their employment contracts or patents, which leads to an uncontrolled migration influx and social tension.
Prior to that, Mikhail Matveev, a State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, took the initiative to ban migrants from coming to Russia with their families.
“For one working hand, we get five to seven unemployed people, but who need the expenses of the Russian state for social security – free schools, kindergartens, medical care. I really assume that it is impossible to do this without maintaining the visa-free regime. This means that it is necessary to introduce a visa regime, although I strongly doubt that we are ready to do this,” – said Matveev at the time.
