WILLEMSTAD. The Netherlands is an organized country with many resources, and fulfills what it promises. And regarding the issue undocumented persons entering from Venezuela, hopefully Holland will comply with its words and promises. Giselle Mc William said in a statement to EXTRA yesterday. As is known, this past weekend, judicial authorities allowed the release of a large number of undocumented persons as a result of an exceptional situation that arose. There is not enough space to house the undocumented in the barracks. While also there are no flights to Venezuela.
But according to Mc William, this is the time for Holland to keep its promises made. A year has passed since a request was made for Dutch aid to bring relief to this situation that has arisen. There are regularly a number of undocumented Venezuelans fleeing the disastrous economic situation that their country is going through and they are looking for a better future in other nearby countries. But for a year now, nothing from Holland.
There are a number of undocumented people who enter with boats, and something must be done. On the basis of Art. 36 of the Statute, it was promised to give aid to Curaçao. There is a lack of capacity from now on and there are no flights. The question is what can be done with those who will continue to arrive illegally? You must have a plan to know where to accommodate them. And she believes that Holland has a duty to do it as always, and hopes that they will keep the promises made. If Holland is worried with the well-being of the Venezuelans, if they agree with all kinds of sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro regime, then the aid for Curaçao is essential because we cannot attend to them, there are no resources for it.
According to Mc William, help is essential and urgent because they already have a lot of pressure on the people. It is to be hoped that Holland will do its utmost to make this group live a decent life in Curaçao. Our social and health funds are under enormous pressure, and with the extra Venezuelan group it becomes an even greater pressure.
The Parliamentarian considers this current situation as a time bomb for the community, due to the fact that we cannot carry the weight even if we want to help the Venezuelan people. There is a lot of financial and social concern already. Remember that if you allow the entry of more Venezuelans, this will make a social impact, this will make an impact on labor, since they will go in search and remove jobs from our people, and their children should go to school within the framework of the Teaching Mandatory, as there will be more pressure on school teachers. It is already known that there is a certain discomfort that there was not in the community before.
Well, there are many aspects that must be taken into account and that require the support of the Netherlands, as has been promised.
