HRC Head Fadeyev in favor of toughening Russia's migration policy

The head of the Human Rights Council (HRC), Valery Fadeyev, has called for a tougher migration policy in Russia because the country "does not need kishlaks in cities".

"The country should be open, but the rules for accepting migrants into our country and issuing them passports should be very strict. We need people who can live together with us, not organize kishlaks inside our cities," he said in an interview with RBC published on December 3.

According to Fadeyev, foreigners with unique professional skills should be invited for employment in Russia even without knowledge of Russian. However, he noted that applicants for citizenship should be subjected to maximum requirements - for example, they are obliged to join the military register.

In addition, migrant workers, according to the head of the HRC, should come strictly for a certain period of time, having concluded a contract with the employer, and if the contract is violated, the migrant will be expelled from the country. Fadeev also pointed out that foreigners do not need to bring their families to the territory of Russia, as it inconveniences Russian citizens.

Restrictions in some regions of the country on the work of migrants in certain areas have no grounds, the politician said.

"Now the regions have started to ban migrants from working in certain spheres: somewhere as cab drivers, somewhere in trade. On what grounds? On the grounds that a migrant is a Kyrgyz or a Tajik? This is a weak argumentation," Fadeev emphasized.

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The State Duma passed the law in the second and third readings

Before that, November 22, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that in order to end crime among migrants, it is necessary to regulate labor migration, to tighten and simplify the rules in this area.

Earlier, November 21, Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said that the deputies of the State Duma adopted an appeal to the Russian government 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.