中国患户籍制度之苦久矣!我们崇信人生而自由,人生而拥有自由迁徙之权利!然此诞生于计划经济时代、不合时宜地存在数十年之久之弊政至今仍时时困扰着我广大民众,已到非革新不足以平息民怨,非革新不足以与时俱进之境地。为此,值全国两会召开之际,我们,全国11个省、自治区和直辖市的13家报纸发表共同社论,提请两会代表与委员们,善用你们手中的权力,敦促有关部委提出户籍改革的明确时间表,逐步以人口信息登记制度取代现行僵化的户籍制度,直至最终将其彻底消除!
中国《宪法》明文规定,中华人民共和国公民在法律面前一律平等,国家尊重和保障人权,公民的人身自由不受侵犯。迁徙自由是人权和人身自由不可分割的组成部分,这是宪法赋予国民的基本权利。然而,现行的户籍政策却事实上造成了城市居民与农民、城市居民之间地位的不平等,制约了中国公民的自由迁徙,明显与《宪法》相违背。我们都知道,一切法律、行政法规和地方性法规都不得同宪法相抵触,这是加速目前户籍制度改革的法理基础。
户籍制度分割了城市和乡村。“农民工”是对那些户籍在农村而身在城市打工的人群的特定称谓,最早的一代农民工,为城市的发展付出了自己的劳动,可是,他们的下一代仍然没有办法解决身份认同,他们的子女仍然背负着上一代的困惑,他们生活的城市仍然无法接纳他们,这才有了80后、90后农民工的称谓。我们要问,这样的隔离究竟还要持续几代人?
即便在城市中,户籍制度也分割了城市的居民。在同一座城市中,尽管我们与其他人一样为这座城市的建设奋斗多年,我们与其他人一样纳税,但没有户口让我们无法与其他人一样享受平等的就业机会,享受同等的医疗、教育、养老等等社会保障。因此,夫妻被迫两地分居,年老的父母无法与子女团聚,孩子无法获得良好教育。我们要问,这样的隔离究竟还要持续几代人?...
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