Putin's opinion: in whose hands is the solution to Russia's migration problems?
After quite harsh statements by the Krasnodar governor Tkachev about the migration problems of the region he is in charge, a rather powerful negative wave has arisen in Russia about such statements of an official of such high rank. Recall that Alexander Tkachev expressed in the spirit that in the Krasnodar Territory it is time to create special Cossack guards who will oppose the migration of residents of the North Caucasian republics and "squeeze" representatives of Caucasian nationalities from the Kuban. This original initiative of Tkachev led to the fact that the deputy Abdulatipov decided to prepare a bill regulating the responsibility (up to the criminal) of regional leaders for the statements of a nationalistic nature.After the statements of Tkachev and the evaluation of these statements by Abdulatipov, as usual, two camps managed to form. The first camp was made up of supporters of the idea of the governor of Krasnodar Region, who are concerned about the problems of uncontrolled migration in the territory of the Russian Federation, and the second camp was joined by people who believe that statements like those made by Alexander Tkachev in Russia can lead to cruel inter-ethnic confrontation.
In connection with the rather aggravated situation, the meeting of the Presidential Council in the capital of Mordovia looked particularly interesting. Since the council had presidential status, Vladimir Putin took the floor on it. In his opinion, in order to eliminate inter-ethnic tensions, it is necessary to solve the problem of corruption and bias of state bodies, which, in particular, include regional authorities and law enforcement agencies. Whether there was a hint here directly at the governor Tkachev, or Putin decided to hook on the problem in general, it is not easy to say, but the fact is that the president publicly stated the roots of any interethnic and interfaith confrontation in Russia. Whatever the supporters of the idea of the complex relations of individual nations of the country as such, try to make, but in the first place is precisely the corruption component of the bureaucratic activity. It is obvious that the “gilded pen” of a single official can simply turn a blind eye to the uncontrolled migration in the region, which subsequently gives rise not only to economic problems, but also problems on national and religious grounds.
In his speech, Putin spoke about the fact that, without removing responsibility from the regional and federal authorities, it is necessary to realize the fact that the immigrants often ignore the traditions of the region in which these immigrants were forced to come for one reason or another. It often happens that the national minority eventually turns into a powerful enough force that not only does not intend to integrate into the local public field, but also with all its forces tries to impose traditions that are frankly alien to the local population. In this regard, Putin called for specifying the tasks for the federal government and regional authorities to create a single network of so-called adaptation courses, not only for labor migrants, but also for their family members. However, in order for these initiatives not to appear as a kind of tool to hinder the desire of many immigrants to live and work in one or another Russian territory, Putin called for a big public discussion that should lead to the development of a national policy strategy. For Russia, in which representatives of the most diverse ethnic groups live, the issue of interethnic interaction can be considered one of the main ones in state policy.
Putin raised the issue of migration to the Russian Federation of citizens of foreign countries. According to him, this year Russia ranked second in the world (after the United States) in the number of migrants from other countries. Mostly, those arriving at work or permanent residence are citizens of the former Soviet Republics. If you believe the official statistics of the Federal Migration Service (and experts believe that these figures are only the upper part of a huge iceberg), today there are about 9,2 million migrants living on a permanent basis in Russia, while no more than 15% of them work legally. More than 3,7 millions of the specified total number of migrants, entering Russia, do not at all indicate labor activity as their main goal. But if these people come to the country not to search for legal earnings, then why? - Is it really the so-called "tourists with prolongation" - it is hard to believe ...
Over the past year, about 14 of millions of citizens of foreign countries entered the Russian Federation, about 77% of whom are citizens of CIS countries. The greatest representation here are citizens of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. According to one of the surveys conducted, the greatest desire to adapt to the traditions of the region in which they come, was expressed by citizens of the Central Asian republics. However, to express the desire to adapt is one thing, but to set yourself up for real adaptation is quite another.
That is why it is time to start addressing migration issues in Russia today. In this case, without a full-fledged public discussion here is clearly not enough. If you give everything at the mercy of officials of different levels, then the task may not come to a complete solution, but it will turn out to be just skillfully hidden behind a corruption screen.
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