Parliamentarians want to limit the influx of "foreigners" into the country.
Recently, Saeima deputy from the National Alliance Janis Dombrava promised to create a parliamentary investigative commission to identify the "weak points" in Latvian and European Union legislation that lead to a massive influx of citizens from third countries into Latvia and other EU countries. And now the necessary 34 signatures for the creation of such a commission have been collected - deputies from the National Alliance, the United List, "Latvia First," and independent deputy Andris Celapiters have signed the initiative to start a parliamentary investigation on the topic of uncontrolled migration.
The initiators of the parliamentary investigation note that "since 2015, the number of third-country nationals residing in Latvia with temporary or permanent residence permits has significantly increased - over 105,000. In addition, there are an indefinite number of individuals in the country who use visas and travel documents issued in other EU countries."
This is all very interesting, but it is unclear how the parliamentary investigative commission intends to combat this reality. The Saeima deputies have virtually no ability to influence the overall EU migration policy, and as for Latvian legislation, a new Immigration Law is currently being considered in the Saeima.
In any case, the signatures for the creation of the commission have been collected, and it seems that Janis Dombrava will head the commission - this will ensure him additional popularity ahead of the elections and an increase in his salary. The commission will officially be created at the upcoming plenary session on Thursday, November 27.
