The Secretary-General of PS reacted to alerts about an increase in irregular immigrants arriving by train and bus to the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto. In his statements, Carneiro considered that "the mystification of open borders" was a "fallacy" of the right.
This position comes in response to warnings that had been made regarding the increase in the arrival of irregular immigrants to these metropolitan areas by land transport. The socialist leader thus countered the narrative that associates PS with an open-door policy at the borders.
Carneiro's intervention is part of the broader political debate on migration policy in Portugal. By characterizing the idea of open borders as a "fallacy", the Secretary-General of PS seeks to distinguish his party's position from what he attributes to the right in this domain.
The socialist leader's reaction comes at a time when immigration-related issues have been gaining prominence in the national political landscape, with different parties presenting divergent positions on the management of migratory flows and border control.
