Ecuador Supports Peru's
Rejection of EU
Anti-Immigrant Law
The Ecuadorian
government supports
Peru's rejection of the
anti-immigrant law
approved by the European
Parliament last week,
Ecuadorian Vice
President Lenin Moreno
said here Monday.
Peruvian President Alan
Garcia has said that the
so-called Return
Directive violates
universal human rights
and should be analyzed
by the Organization of
the American States
(OAS).
"I read his statements
and they are filled with
dignity. Ecuador rejects
this discriminatory
action against
immigrants," said
Moreno.
Under the Return
Directive, illegal
immigrants in all 27 EU
member nations can be
detained for up to 18
months and face a
re-entry ban of up to
five years.
The EU law took more
than two years to draft,
and EU member states
have two years to
implement it.
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