The French parliament has given strong backing to a controversial immigration bill that will make it more difficult for the unskilled to settle in France.Mark Alexander
The bill, which offers renewable residence permits to highly-qualified newcomers from outside the EU, was passed by 367 votes to 164.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says it will bring France into line with countries with selective immigration.
But the left-wing opposition and human rights groups say the bill is racist. MPs back French immigration bill
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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The cry of "racist" is the insult of last resort, when reasonable argument has been abandoned.
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