In other words, please keep voting for us while we talk tough and do nothing.
“France’s new interior minister vows immigration curbs, crackdown on radical Islam,” Arab Weekly, September 25, 2024:
France is likely to see much tougher immigration and security measures to reflect a broad rightward shift in society, its new interior minister said in remarks hinting at the minority government’s dependence on the tacit support of the far right.
Bruno Retailleau’s calls for a harsher line on asylum claims, violence against police, prison sentences, radical Islam and drug-trafficking underline the sway of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) on the newly-installed government.
After a June election in which President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government suffered heavy losses, the ascendant RN gained kingmaker status, signalling tacit support for Michel Barnier’s new coalition between centrists and conservatives.
But the RN reserved the right to withdraw its backing for Barnier’s government if its concerns over immigration, security and other issues were not addressed.
Retailleau, 63, a veteran of the mainstream conservative Republicans (LR) party and a long-time sceptic of immigration, gave few details of his vision for the powerful interior ministry during Barnier’s first cabinet meeting on Monday.
But he has since been more explicit in a series of press interviews, telling Le Figaro daily that he would unveil new measures within weeks, and that France “must not refrain from strengthening our legislative arsenal”.
“My objective is to put a stop to illegal entries and to increase exits, particularly for illegal immigrants, because one should not stay in France when one has broken in,” he was quoted as saying by Le Figaro….
Tony Rice says
Algeria used to have status of being part of Metropolitan France, thus Algerians free to enter France. Maybe that situation still exists, even be Members of Parliament. Remember the problems de Gaulle had .
Rufolino says
Sorry guys, don’t hold your breath, it’s now become almost impossible to prevent the suicidal collapse of Judaeo-Christian Europe, the finest culture in history.
John Pepple says
I agree. The immigration “industry” is the most powerful political entity in the West today. It’s like advanced pancreatic cancer. It’s going to take a lot more than one minister to rein it in.
Munawar Ali says
It is a long term problem in France. Burning of cars, drugs, crimnal activities, harassment of women all is done by these migrants with Arab, African, Syrian, Morraccan, Afghn, Pakistan background. This fire has reached to our houses as many times they burned cars and garbage bins very near to our home. These must be tackled with heavy hand. The reaction to them by police is too soft. That’s why it is happening again and again. All the involvd must be expelled from France. France has given them a new and proprous life and look what they are doing.
If anyone knows please let me know where to report all this which compel government to take good steps.
Thankyou