The Social Democratic Party (PS) asked yesterday to Government to suspend the procedures for annulment of the residence and work authorizations linked to the irregular family situation and to revise the criteria of family reunification The training demanded that each file be analyzed individually and proportionally, taking into account the time of residence, the social and family roots, the work situation of the parents and the age and schooling of the minors. They also considered creating one temporary way of regularization for affected minor children and review regulations to ensure the protection of the family unit and the best interests of the child. In addition, they claimed the Government to publish the data on them open files and the affected families. They pointed out that it could be about thirty cases, although they pointed out that they did not have official data.
“(On regroupings) Being a host country is not a speech, it is governing”
The president of the party, Pere Baró, criticized the contradiction with the speech ofAndorra as a host country: “It cannot be said that everyone must be welcome and, at the same time, approve rules that may put the residence and work authorization of parents at risk because one of their minor children is in an irregular administrative situation.” baron he assured that “being a host country is not a speech, it is governing”. In response, the Secretary of State for Justice and Interior, Joan Leóndefended that the Government had to apply the regulations in force, but declared that fromexecutive “we are open to analyzing this issue”, he concluded.
“(Regarding the demand of the PS) we are open to analyzing this issue”
