The French National Assembly approves the controversial migration law with the votes of Le Pen’s far right

Emmanuel’s government Macron has approved in the national Assembly French the controversial bill migration This tightens the provisions for entry and residence in the country.

The text was adopted thanks to the 268 votes in favor of a macronist bloc, the conservatives of LR and the decisive votes of Marine Le Pen is far right (National Group, RN).

The aim of the new law is to make the French social model, which conservatives say is the “most generous” in all of Europe towards foreigners, less attractive.

The tree left-wing groups of the Senate have strongly opposed the discussed new legislation because of its stricter provisions and because it reduces social assistance benefits for foreigners.

The text, “the most regressive“According to a joint statement by several dozen NGOs working with migrants or defending human rights, in recent decades it has allowed the regularization of undocumented workers, about 10,000 per year, in economic sectors under stress, such as construction or the hospitality industry .

In addition, extends to five years from the current six months, the waiting period during which legal immigrants from outside the EU can do so apply for housing or family assistance.

I know too abolishes the automatic right to work for asylum seekers (currently a six-month waiting period applies). Another element is that the conditions for access to work for foreign students are tightened.

Moreover, the goal is set to create annual immigrant quotasthe crime of illegal stay on French territory, initially punishable by heavy fines, and the revocation of nationality is provided for binationals who commit certain crimes.

On the other hand, the entry of minors into administrative detention centers for undocumented immigrants is prohibited and penalties for immigrant traffickers are increased.

The approved text is the result of an agreement reached in a joint committee of the Assembly and the Senate, in which there was a clear majority on the right, and which tightens the original proposal and is very similar to the proposal initially adopted by the Supreme Council was approved. House, with a conservative majority

The coup came as far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced that her party would support the text and sought to usurp its approval, declaring “an ideological victory.” However, Le Pen’s party ultimately gives in to its policy of not accepting more immigrants from outside the European Union.

The French president will speak on television about the new migration law this afternoon after final approval of the controversial bill, as tense debates have exposed rifts in his camp.

Normally, the Macronist bloc and the LR conservatives are enough to win an absolute majority, and both the Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, and Macron tried to ensure that the votes of the far right would not be decisive in the event of defections between them.

But in the end it wasn’t so. The agreement has upset the left of macronism, and three of the ministers representing this trend (Health, Higher Education and Housing) have threatened to resign. The Health Minister has already submitted his resignation, despite Macron’s assurances that he has not been fired.

The reform could be unconstitutional

Born has admitted that he has “doubts” as to whether all the articles included in the reform are in line with the Magna Carta, which is why he has put forward that the government will request the Constitutional Council’s decision.

The Prime Minister warned in an interview with France Inter that some concessions could have crossed the line of legality. “For example, it is expected that if someone marries a Canadian or a Japanese tomorrow, he or she will not be able to come to France if he/she does not speak French well,” he said, referring to one of the substantive and formal aspects that the government now has restraint.

However, Born explained that he had asked for the vote in favor “to respond to the concerns of the French” and during the interview he stated that “he believes he has fulfilled his sense of duty”.

“We wanted to vote on a text that contains the useful, effective measures that our citizens expect, with two objectives: to more effectively expel those who do not have the right to stay in France, and to better monitor those we want to adopt .” he summarized.