The referral to the Peninsula of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands is causing the first big crash of management between the Government and the communities governed by the PP since the regional elections. The popular ones complain of a lack of information from the acting Executive and poor coordination. The Madrid president opened the spigot, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, criticizing this Thursday that, “at night,” the Government of Spain is distributing migrants in facilities distributed across different territories to “get them off its back.” Other popular presidents, such as María Guardiola from Extremadura, followed in her wake, denouncing the “lack of coordination” in this process to tackle what is already assumed to be a “migration crisis” after the wave of canoes arriving on the Canary Islands coasts in recent weeks.
From the Ministry of Social Security, in charge of transfers, they complain about the lack of collaboration from the communities governed by the PP and draw attention to the contrast in attitude when facing this crisis and that of the refugees, whose notice protocol to open resources is similar. However, they emphasize that the dimension of both crises is not comparable. As Minister José Luis Escrivá has clarified, the “effort” with Ukraine was greater both in number and permanence. The Transfers so far are estimated at around 5,000 migrants, while temporary protections for Ukrainians are close to 200,000. Moncloa sources specify that as soon as the Government delegates receive the information about the referral processes, they contact the autonomous and local administration on duty to coordinate the operation. They thus deny lack of information or coordination.
From a more political perspective, other government sources accuse what they consider to be “irresponsibility.” of popular presidents. The Minister of Social Security himself, José Luis Escrivá, with immigration powers, drew attention on the social networkconfirmed” It has been a week since the transfers of migrants from Canary Islands “they were done in collaboration” with your department. However, “once Isabel Díaz Ayuso begins to use this critical issue politically, María Guardiola rectifies herself and speaks of ‘lack of coordination’.”
A week ago, @Junta_Ex confirmed that the transfers of migrants from the Canary Islands were carried out in collaboration with @inclusiongob 👇👀
Now once @IdiazAyuso launches to use this critical issue politically, @MGuardiolaM he rectifies himself and speaks of “lack of coordination”
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— José Luis Escrivá (@joseluisescriva) October 25, 2023
On the other hand, the socialists are revealing their accusation that behind the lack of collaboration there were attitudes against migrants due to their sub-Saharan origin. “Do not fuel calls for hate”, Escrivá also replied through Twitter in reference to some statements by PP deputy Rafael Hernando. In the same social network he had criticized that “the Sanchista government has decided to collaborate with the business organized by the mafias of illegal human trafficking, becoming the last link in the chain 358 have been housed in a Toyo hotel in Almería Plane and hotel luxury in the EU. And with your taxes.”
Escrivá lamented this Thursday in statements to the media that “unfortunately, xenophobic and opportunistic use is being attempted from certain terminals. Vox pushes Vox and Ayuso to their colleagues.” However, he has called for “tranquility” and has assured that the Government is prepared to welcome migrants arriving in the Canary Islands.
Hate crime complaint
The PSOE will report hate crimes to the Prosecutor’s Office PP councilor of Torrox (Málaga) who compared migrants to animals. This was announced this morning by the PSOE spokesperson in Torrox and national deputy, Mari Nieves Ramírez. The popular councilor, who already apologized for his words, complained that “if they don’t put a mark on them like they put a bracelet on animals… I don’t know how they are going to put control on these creatures that are going to wander.” around in a month.” Likewise, to justify the need for “control”, he assured that in the Canary Islands “there is already typhus.”
“Any democratic party would not take a second to dismiss any member of its organization for such despicable, racist and xenophobic statements.”, the socialist deputy has complained. Along the same lines, she concluded that “this is one more form of the Popular Party using this migratory crisis, to go against the government of Pedro Sánchez, without any type of scruples.”
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The Government of the Canary Islands, led by the Canary Coalition in coalition with the PP, has another clash with the acting Executive for not activating a single command to manage this crisis. It was one of the demands put on the table by the Canarian Coalition deputy in Congress, Cristina Valido, in her meeting with Pedro Sánchez in a round of contacts for the investiture. Then, the President of the Government conveyed her interest in this matter, but to this day there is still no progress.
“The minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska understands that this figure exists, through an Interior command. It is not what we ask for, that figure cannot coordinate different ministries”, indicate sources close to the Canarian Coalition deputy. From the department of Grande-Marlaska they explain that what they understand as a single command is a lieutenant general of the Civil Guard, but that among its functions is not to manage the referrals of migrants to the Peninsula. When there are several ministries involved in the management of an issue, as in this case Social Security, Interior, Defense and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Presidency usually holds meetings coordination with those responsible for all departments. A format in which the Government of the Canary Islands would not have a presence either.