Reactions to the rejection of the Foreigners Law in the Constitutional Court
Politicians and political parties took to social media to react to the Constitutional Court's decision that found that the government's legislation on foreigners violated the Basic Law.
The ruling that the law on foreigners is unconstitutional is incomprehensible. No family right overrides the security of the country and its borders. It's a leftist mindset that has taken over the institutions and contradicts what the Portuguese people believe in…
— André Ventura (@AndreCVentura) August 8, 2025
The separation of powers requires a reassessment of the law on foreigners, but there are two fundamental points. The President and the Constitutional Court cannot give the left the majority the people took from it, and the chaos created in immigration must be addressed effectively, or risk the country's destruction.
— João Pinho de Almeida (@_jalmeida_) August 8, 2025
The Ventura/Montenegro immigration law was cruel and undemocratic. Now, it's struck down as unconstitutional. It solved nothing, only increased suffering and problems. Reuniting families is essential for integration; separating them is inhumane. A victory for justice over cruelty.
— Fabian Figueiredo 🍉 (@ffigueiredo14) August 8, 2025
Regarding the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the Foreigners Law:
1- Constitutional values defeated the AD-Chega agreement. This is a victory for humanism over the inhumanity that the AD-Chega coalition wanted to impose on this legislation now… pic.twitter.com/QDcKyrz7Q7
— psocialista (@psocialista) August 8, 2025
📣 About the Constitutional Court's decisions on the Foreigners' Law
As the PCP stated when the Government's proposal emerged, under the guise of better integration and reception, what it promoted was the categorization of immigrants, difficulties in…
— PCP (@pcp_pt) August 8, 2025
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