NGOs criticize the racist discourse of a Catalan political leader.

Alert DateOctober 5, 2011 Country: Spain Address: Barcelona General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Political discourse -parties - orgs Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse, Political Discourse
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Candidate  Convergence and Union (CiU) in the general election of November 20 Duran i Lleida said during a conference in Barcelona that "the presence of immigrants in a neighborhood is the cause of the decline in value of property" and that "foreign children are responsible for poor academic performance  in schools in Catalonia".
Given the incendiary statements of Duran, social institutions also require that "the government of Catalonia and the government party CiU respect the National Pact on Immigration and ensure that this type of speech have no place in the Catalan political life."

Sources: http://www.publico.es/espana/399919/las-ong-critican-el-discurso-racista-de-duran-i-lleida

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/exconsejera/CiU/compara/Duran/Garcia/Albiol/elpepuespcat/20111005elpepunac_2/Tes

http://www.publico.es/espana/399648/duran-en-espana-hay-mas-inmigracion-de-la-que-deberia-haber