Sarkozy gets tough on immigration
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The upper house of the French parliament has passed a tough new immigration bill, weeks after it was adopted by the lower chamber.
The bill makes it harder for unskilled migrants to settle in France and abolishes the rights of illegal immigrants to remain after 10 years.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who drafted the bill, says it will bring France into line with other countries.
Critics say it is racist and accuse Mr Sarkozy of pandering to the far-right.
Mr Sarkozy, who is seen as a potential contender in presidential elections next year, says France must be in control of immigration, rather than a passive recipient. French immigration bill approved
Mark Alexander
9 comments:
One had to expect a reaction after the Islamoriots. Requiring immigrants have skills and work is common sense. The ten year no citizenship does seem draconian. I will need to look at aspects of this more closely.
Beakerkin:
The ten year no citizenship does seem draconian.
More "draconian" the West needs to get with these people. I wish the UK got more "draconian".
Mark
Ten years is a long time but I would have to see the details. That seems somewhat excessive but the USA does reduce waiting times for members of the armed services.
Do you think we can learn more about the intent of a person with a decade. What period of time do you deem appropriate.
France must be in control of immigration, rather than a passive recipient.
Many Western nations can take a lesson from that!
As to Draconian restrictions, national sovereignty is at stake. Would the West deign to tell Saudi what Saudi's immigration regulations should be?
From the article: abolishes the rights of illegal immigrants to remain after 10 years
Why should illegals remain as long as 10 years?
AOW the current law eliminates the ten year automatic citizenship proposal. In the US it takes five years for a Legal Permanent resident to become a citizen. Service men wait two years before being eligible.
Bld:
Another excellent comment.
Villiers is my pick. He reads, he understands, he is the best choice. What about LePen, haven't heard much about that old guy? The French elections are gonna be very interesting? If Paris doesn't burn down first that is.
I know some people (not here) have given up on France and other Continental European nations. I haven’t. These nations have to face many of the problems we have but they’ll have to face them first. And they will. Sure they will flounder at first but they’ll “get it.”
I remember some people gloating over the jihadist riots in France back in the fall. They were blaming France instead of the jihadists. In such a contest France must be given all moral support. I said so back then.
Once more, France is moving in the right direction.
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