Peskov says Russia needs migrants for dynamic development

Russia needs migrant workers from various countries to maintain the dynamics of the state's development against the background of demographic problems. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on November 22.

"Migrants are a need. The fact is that we have a very tense demographic situation. We live in the largest country in the world, but there are not enough of us," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

He also clarified that Russia only welcomes the arrival of migrant workers and does not refuse labor hands for the implementation of development plans.

Earlier in the day, Peskov said that to stop crime among migrants it is necessary to regulate labor migration, tighten and simplify the rules in this area. He noted that the laws also need to be made more clear and cruel, as well as introduce various convenient rules.

November 21, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that the deputies of the State Duma adopted an appeal to the Government of the Russian Federation on the implementation of measures to combat illegal migration.

November 15, it was reported that deputies of the LDPR faction headed by Leonid Slutsky prepared a bill, according to which the advance payment for a patent to work in Russia for migrants is proposed to be doubled. The authors of the document specified that, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the number of issued labor patents for those who came to the country in the visa-free procedure in 2023 increased by 3.6% compared to the previous year, amounting to 2.3 million.

Prior to that, on November 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian authorities should be primarily guided by the interests of Russian citizens in attracting migrants. According to him, foreigners coming to work in Russia will not face rejection if they speak Russian well, know Russian traditions and comply with the law.