MINISTER DLAMINI ZUMA RESPONDS TO DA STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION
Pretoria- Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has noted with astonishment the Democratic Alliance's statement on immigration issued on Sunday 28 March 2010.
The statement is nothing but an attempt to scrape the bottom to find issues with which the DA can attack the Minister. Instead of this political bluster, the DA spokesperson should have familiarised herself with the reasons for Minister Dlamini Zuma's consultations with COSATU Central Executive Committee members last week.
Firstly, Minister Dlamini Zuma has received approval and support of the cabinet to embark on a series of consultations with key stakeholders regarding the development of a new Immigration Policy.
In pursuance of this objective, Minister Dlamini Zuma has already held consultations with Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and recently with COSATU. The DA needs to be reminded, that whatever their views, COSATU remains one of the key stakeholders in the development of such a new Immigration policy which seeks to separate economic migrants from asylum seekers.
Accordingly Minister Dlamini Zuma will continue to consult all other outstanding relevant stakeholders, without fear, favour or prejudice in the development of the new Immigration Policy"