"I want to keep you safe. If, for example, I say today that one of the elements of the migration strategy will be the temporary territorial suspension of the right to asylum, and I demand recognition in Europe for this decision, it is because we know well how Lukashenko and Putin use it. By building the image of a safe country, Poland is also becoming an attractive place for Poles who can come back here" - argued Donald Tusk during yesterday's convention of his party.
You will be correct if this reminds you of Kamala Harris's sudden turnaround over migration policies.
"I expect that the Prime Minister is deliberately disinforming the public opinion with dilettante information because he does not respect Poles and is convinced that Poles do not know these matters," said Krzysztof Bosak, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm in the TV show "Rymanowski's Breakfast" on Polsat News.
"Although at the height of the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was concerned about 'poor people looking for their place on earth,' his party's politicians were running around the border with shopping bags or encouraging border guards to "let all these people in." "Who they are will be determined later," and the then government and immigration services were accused of "racism" and "cruelty" towards illegal migrants deliberately brought to Europe by Lukashenko and Putin. Now, the prime Minister is dressing up as a defender of Polish borders."
This is pure propaganda. There is no legal procedure for suspending the right to asylum because there is no such thing as the right to asylum. There is a right to submit an asylum application, and the Polish state can consider it positively or negatively.
As political commentators unanimously argue, the head of government manifests an uncompromising attitude towards illegal migration only in the narrative layer, which is inextricably linked to the upcoming presidential elections.
- Based on reporting by Niezalezna(.)pl and Wpolityce(.)pl
