In a lecture at the Said Frattini, “Throughout human history,
migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s
will to overcome adversity and to live a better life. Yet I
believe that we need to change –if not completely – our
traditional way of thinking about migration as a world of loss
and sorrow. In Citing U.N. statistics, Frattini noted that there
are more than 200 million migrant workers throughout the world,
31 million of whom legally reside in the European Union.
Additionally, the almost 4 million migrants legally residing in
Frattini encouraged countries around the world to look at
migration as a source of enrichment – to both their new country
of residence and their country of origin, which receives support
from those who find work in other locales – and not a threat.
The minister advocated for fundamental rights of migrant
workers, access to clear information for potential immigrants
and cooperation between countries of settlement and origin to
curb the flow of illegal immigration. “I