Leitão Amaro against state supports “bad business” – and wants talented immigrants

The presidential minister criticized the state for saving wrong investments. António Leitão Amaro also defended a more regulated immigration policy, with the need to “redirect the flow to attract more qualified talent.”

Leitão Amaro criticized the state for supporting wrong investments.

For the ruler, there was a “State paternalistic attitude” that “decided that it should socialize losses of those who made wrong investments.”

“We don’t have to have a socialization of bad investment businesses”he indicated, this Thursday, at the Conference of the Business Roundtable Portugal Association (BRP), in Porto.

“When someone is doing their business should count on the country, society and the state,” but not to “support the losses caused by wrong decisions.”

Quoted by, Leitão Amaro considered that Portugal has the roots to be “a country of economic, financial and political success”.

However, he pointed out the minister, Portugal is still “far from the potential that can be hit ”.

Support people, families… and talent

Leitão Amaro stressed that state support should be allocated to people and families in difficulties.

The minister also defended a “more regulated immigration policy”, pointing out the need to “Redirect the flow to attract more qualified talent” and arguing that when recruiting it is necessary to create conditions for integration.

Barroso wants balance in immigration

Still on immigration, the former prime minister Durão Barrosoalso present at the event, defended a “balance”.

“I’ve been saying for many years, before this debate now that it is seeing, open doors, yes, wide open doors,”He pointed out, but pointing out that without immigrants Portugal“ stopped ”.

“The truth is this, and if we do not do this, we will have radical, populist, xenophobic, even racist movements,” he warned, pointing out a “regulated immigration, with balance” and also “humanism”, such as the analysis of the situation of refugees, which says the country has “obligation to welcome”.