Bolivian President Evo Morales
said Monday his country is in favor of universal citizenship and
the abolition of the words "illegal migrant".
"In Bolivia...we will try and welcome migrants because they
are human beings," he said.
"And we don't use the term 'illegal' because we must have
universal citizenship," he added in his speech to the seventh
Italy-Latin America Conference under way from June 12 until
Tuesday.
"We understand the problems that the immigration phenomenon
poses," the Bolivian leader went on.
"But the migratory flows are caused by capitalism, by wars,
by military intervention and the fact that wealth is
concentrated in the hands of too few people," he said.
"We need to democratize resources".
Morales went on to say he "welcomes" European investments
in Bolivia, with some conditions.
"We don't accept proposals that prejudice the development
of our people," he said.
"We must have trust in our government and we take
responsibility for repaying all our debts".
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