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“Em Silêncio” is a comic strip by Adeline Casier that illustrates the “leap”, that is, the clandestine emigration to France of thousands of Portuguese during the Estado Novo dictatorship. Between 1957 and 1974, 900,000 Portuguese went to France and thousands crossed the borders without passports. This was the case of the author’s grandfather, whose clandestine trip to France is portrayed in the work and shows that the dramas of illegal immigration continue, only the nationalities of the protagonists have changed.

In the first nine months of 2024, immigrants contributed 32% more than in the same period the previous year. Jobs are often low-paid and precarious.

The General Inspectorate of Internal Administration (IGAI) opened, on its own initiative, an administrative process regarding the PSP operation in Martim Moniz, in Lisbon, which took place last Thursday, the newspaper Expresso reported this Tuesday.

Speaking to the weekly, the Inspector General of Internal Administration, Judge Pedro Figueiredo, revealed that, until now, the IGAI “has not received any complaints about police abuse or anything similar regarding the special operation carried out on Rua do Benformoso, in Lisbon, last Thursday”.

According to the signatories, the Government is following a recipe with electoral objectives, which has already been tested in other countries, "with disastrous results of more inequality, more social exclusion, more violence"

The civic action was organized in reaction to the police operation carried out on Thursday on Rua do Benformoso

More than a hundred people marched along Rua do Benformoso in Martim Moniz, Lisbon, this Saturday, remembering the values ​​of April in solidarity with the immigrant population living in the area.

Let's see if we understand each other: What would become of our country, or even Europe, if it didn't have the significant workforce of immigrants?

Whether in the areas of transport, agriculture, construction, fishing, catering and hotels, healthcare, nursing homes or care for the elderly, tourism, and so on. I would stop. I would fail. I would scream. I would lose my footing in this fast-paced, competitive world.

The parliamentary leader of the Left Bloc announced that he will call the Minister of Internal Affairs and the National Director of the PSP to provide explanations about the operations that target immigrants.

The Portuguese government will once again call the 108,000 immigrants whose residency applications were denied, giving them the opportunity to regularize their situation. The majority of the applications were rejected due to failure to pay the fees required by law.

Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum will once again call on immigrants who had their residence applications in Portugal denied to regularize their situation

The Portuguese government has announced a programme to train 1,000 immigrants in the tourism sector, in response to the great need for labour in this area. The trainees will receive a monthly grant of 522 euros and 50 cents, equivalent to the Social Support Index, and will participate in training in the Portuguese language and socio-cultural components for full integration.

Pedro Portugal Gaspar highlights that the percentage of foreigners in the Portuguese population is below that of many European Union countries.