But with clandestine immigration undiminished, Mr. Price now finds himself in a delicate situation.

He reported on the Mafia and clandestine immigration on the Sicilian coast.

"France must firmly oppose clandestine immigration," he said.

He was charged of facilitating clandestine and illegal immigration.

This floating, unchecked population is growing every year and adding to other sources of clandestine immigration.

If we are rejecting illegal, clandestine immigration, it is because of all the trafficking and all the organised crime behind it.

This will perhaps allow us to fight together still more effectively against clandestine immigration and to promote the development, in a nutshell, of democracy.

Although we need to combat clandestine immigration, its networks and traffickers, we cannot do so by disregarding people's rights.

At the moment there is a criminal racket in illegal transport of migrants, encouraging clandestine immigration.

The second issue relates to the fight against crime in the sector of trading in people, or clandestine immigration.