8. Debate on the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee Report: Changes to freedom of movement after Brexit — Implications for Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:32 pm on 22 January 2020.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 5:32, 22 January 2020

No, I don't think it comes from our benches. I think our benches try to reflect, unfortunately, what's going on in society because of other comments being made, mainly by right-wing parties, and I think it's something we should be challenging on every occasion because we are talking about people who want to live here, who want to work here, who want to contribute here, and those are important to us. We should make them always feel welcome. We should never try and link them to a concept of mass immigration. We should never try and link them to a concept of not being welcome. We should always link them—. Oh, sorry. We should always link them to a concept of welcome.