Prokhorov Called Navalny’s Visa Proposal a Sham Mikhail Prokhorov, leader of the Civic Platform party, called opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s idea of introducing visas with the countries of the former USSR a sham. Prokhorov said this at his party’s congress, a Gazeta.Ru correspondent reported. “This is political posturing — just shutting everything down. We have 5,000 kilometers of unmarked state border. If we do what Navalny is proposing, the number of illegal migrants will only increase. And the number of crimes will rise as well,” Prokhorov said. http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2013/10/21/n_3268985.shtml
Prokhorov Proposes Introducing Visas for Those Coming to Russia from Central Asia Moscow. February 25. INTERFAX.RU — Russian presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov has proposed introducing a visa regime with the countries of Central Asia. “Just over the past year alone, it was officially acknowledged that 1.8 million illegal migrants are working in Moscow. They came here and do not know our rules or our laws. My proposal is to immediately introduce a visa regime on the border with Central Asia,” Mr. Prokhorov said at a meeting with voters on Saturday. http://www.interfax.ru/world/news.asp?id=232597 (via this link from Kashin) Moscow. June 13. INTERFAX.RU Prokhorov also said that the migration problem in the city must be addressed. “Two things need to be done here: persuade the federal center and introduce a visa regime with Central Asia. And second, Moscow needs to introduce a residency requirement. From 10 to 15 years — that is a question for Muscovites themselves. Because if we do not introduce a residency requirement, we will turn into a city of nomads. In this way, we will ensure safety for our residents,” Prokhorov said. http://www.interfax.ru/russia/txt.asp?id=312246 And, as a bonus, here is a splendid video from an “opponent of introducing visas”:
http://youtu.be/uNcdnucJzxU Citizens, be independent and consistent, and then no one will laugh at you. Support the initiative to introduce a visa regime with the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus.