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Acolher Em Ingles.Indd WELCOMING AND INTEGRATING Three years at the service of immigrants Activity Report Of the High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (2002/2005) WELCOMING AND INTEGRATING - THREE YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES Index Opening Note 1. Starting Point: The main ideas 1.1. Legal framework of ACIME 1.2. Priority Areas for action 1.3. Budget per activity 1.4. The ACIME team 1.5. ACIME and the “Immigration Law” 1.6. ACIME and the Ombudsman’s Office 2. Information, guaranteeing rights and responsibilities. 2.1. Information Newsletter 2.2. Information Guides 2.3. SOS Immigrant Help Line 2.4. Local Immigrant Support Centres (CLAIs) 2.5. Site www.acime.gov.pt 2.6. The NÓS Programme 2.7. Travelling exhibition 2.8. Support to Publications 3. An Administration closer to immigrants 3.1. National Immigrant Support Centres (CNAIs) 3.2. Family Reunion Support Office (GARF) 3.3. Social Welfare Office and the S. João de Deus Temporary Reception Centre 3.4. UNIVA (Unit for Integration into Professional Life) 3.5. Support Office for the Recognition of Qualifications and Skills (GARHC) 3.6. Immigrant Legal Support Office (GAJI) 4. Fighting discrimination and racism 4.1. Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination (CICDR) 4.2. European framework for fighting racism Transposing the “Race” Directive. 4.3. How ACIME has intervened in other issues of discrimination. 4.4. Publications and specific activities. 5. Alongside immigrants. 5.1. Technical and financial support for Immigrant Associations. 5.2. Training opportunities for association leaders. 5.3. Recognition of new Immigrant Associations. 5.4. Partnerships with Immigrant Associations. 5.5. Activities to promote and raise the profile of Association Life 6. Getting to know more, so as to act better 6.1. Immigration Observatory 6.2. 1st National Immigration Congress in Portugal 6.3. Participation in the EQUAL Programme ACTIVITY REPORT 2 WELCOMING AND INTEGRATING - THREE YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES 7. Promoting interculturality 7.1. Education and Training Office (Entreculturas) 7.2. Training Activities 7.3. Study Visits 7.4. European Projects 7.5. Producing and publicising materials 7.6. Cultural Diversity Week 7.7. Documentation Centre 8. Raising public awareness to foster a spirit of welcoming and tolerance 8.1. “Immigration and ethnic minorities- Journalism for tolerance” prize 8.2. Publicity campaign “Immigration and Toleration in Portugal” 8.3. World Tolerance Day Commemorations. 9. Gypsy/Roma community 9.1. Integration of the Gypsy/Roma community 9.2. Selling on the Street 9.3. Romanian Gypsies 9.4. Gypsy/Roma Associations 9.5. Partnerships 9.6. Publications 9.7. Participation in activities carried out by other bodies 9.8. European Projects 9.9. The Gypsy/Roma community in the CICDR 10. Advisory Council for Immigration Affairs (COCAI) 10.1. Framework 10.2. Competencies 10.3. COCAI Meeting Decisions 10.4. COCAI and the “Immigration laws” 11. Relationship with Local Councils 11.1. Seminar “Receiving and Integrating: challenges for local authorities” 11.2. Local Council CLAI Network 11.3. Residency References and Parish Authorities 12. International Participation (European and non-European) 12.1. At the level of the European Union 12.2. At the level of the Council of Europe 12.3. At the level of the United Nations 12.4. At the level of the OSCE 12.5 At the level of OIM ACTIVITY REPORT 3 WELCOMING AND INTEGRATING - THREE YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES Opening Note When after much reflection, around two and a half years ago in July 2002, I decided to accept the post of High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities, a challenge presented to me by the then Minister Nuno Morais Sarmento, I immediately had the thought that the first thing to do was to get to know the reality, reflect seriously, and, at the same time, act upon it. However, given the size of the chal- lenge – almost 500,000 immigrants, originating from so many corners and cultures, in so many different situations, I was under no allusions that it would be a task that would largely exceed my capacity… We managed to triple the budget – in these lean times – decentralise between Porto and Lisbon, create the post of Assistant High Commissioner to be beside the High Commissioner and ensure both a health autonomy as well as the freedom to build a team, where there had previously just existed the legal figure of the High Commissioner (and not the High Commission) without his/her own staff. Given all the “technical/legal”, financial and above all human resources, it was possible to look reality directly in the face and create, imagine, programme and carry out – in a word, dive heart and soul into reality, trying to respond to the great human challenge of receiving and integrating… I cannot let this opportunity pass by without explicitly giving heartfelt thanks for the admirable word of our “working team” and our regular co-workers. From the incomparable role of Rui Marques, Deputy High Commissioner, to my office in Porto, and the teams located in Lisbon and Porto, all, without excep- tion, were truly admirable. Individually chosen, on the basis of their qualities and previous experience, and chosen without any religious, ideological or party political concerns, they have exceeded themselves in the dedication they have brought to innumerable initiatives and tasks throughout this period, not to mention their availability, competence in tasks collectively undertaken. From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely express my congratulations and my thanks. And just what did we do? I will neither repeat nor underscore anything. Read the Report... They are not dreams, promises, desires, but initiatives, facts, contacts, events which happened… in such abundance as to appear almost excessive… Could we have done better? Of course, given that perfection is a destination seldom reached… Objectively, however, I believe that the quality achieved was frankly of a higher order. And in making this judgement I am not in any way praising myself, but rather expressing approval of the extraordinary talent which the whole “extended team” possesses and the “political” and human support we received: from immigrants, associations, the various commissions, groups and political organisations which enthusiastically sup- ported us throughout the “fights” which we had to tackle and the resistance which we encountered… Can we do better? Of course. And here we are trying, learning from the criticism, weaknesses and advice we have received. And certainly, at the right time, others will come along to embrace this noble cause and carry it further down the road towards justice, dignity and full citizenship. “I was an immigrant and you hosted me ”. Father António Vaz Pinto, s.j. High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities ACTIVITY REPORT 4 WELCOMING AND INTEGRATING - THREE YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES Chapter I ACTIVITY REPORT 5 WELCOMING AND INTEGRATING - THREE YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES Chapter I Starting Point:The main ideas Portugal has in recent years become not only a country of Emigration – which it continues to be – but also a host country for Immigration. For each ten Portuguese emigrants scattered throughout the World, we have one immigrant amongst ourselves. This framework establishes the need for a coherent policy with regard to migrations, with the Portuguese Government arguing for the same principles of receiving and integrating immigrants, compared with the rights which they demand for their own emigrants in third party States. Immigration currently accounts for around 4% of the population resident on national soil and approxi- mately 8% of the active population, and has undergone a highly accelerated growth in recent years, notwithstanding the reduction in this rhythm in the previous year. This pertinent alteration has brought with it new challenges, for which Portuguese society was not prepared. Both at the level of the manage- ment of migratory fluxes, through control of the entry, stay and departure of foreigners from national territory, and above all, from the level of welcoming and integration, it has been necessary to find new answers, inspired on a humanistic vision of an intercultural society, historically open to the world. The 15th Constitutional Government has written into its political priorities the principle of “toughness on entry and generosity on welcoming” for immigrants in Portugal. It has fallen to ACIME in these two years, to fight for the generosity on welcoming, affirming a policy of integration with a human face. In order to achieve this, it has been necessary to reshape the legal framework, update the main lines of action and resize the available budget. 1.1. Legal framework of ACIME One of the key components of the receiving and integrating policy for immigrants which the 15th Con- stitutional Government wished to implement concerned a major reformulation of the role of the High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities. Established in 1996 through the passing of Decree-Law No. 3-A/96 of 26th January, the post of High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities operated until 2002 with the support of a small Office and an annual budget of around 850,000 Euros. Despite recognising the efforts made by the team headed by Dr. José Leitão, the High Commissioner between 1996 and 2002, the 15th Government felt that this response was insufficient, given the challenges laid down by the reception and integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities. In November 2002 the High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Minorias Étnicas)- ACIME - was established through DL 251/2002, of 22nd November, which transported a single holder post into an interdepartmental support and consultative body for the Gov- ernment regarding matters of immigration and ethnic minorities.
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