France reaches agreement to strengthen immigration bill
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French lawmakers have reached a preliminary agreement on a new immigration bill that aims to streamline the asylum process and strengthen measures to expel illegal migrants, in line with President Macron's election promise.
French lawmakers on Tuesday reached a preliminary agreement on a controversial immigration bill, the passage of which is which is extremely important for President Emmanuel Macron. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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Having no majority in the lower house of of the parliament after the June 2022 elections and seeking to secure the support of the right-wing support, the government has nevertheless agreed to ease measures aimed at granting some residence permits to some irregular migrants, but also among other steps narrowed access to social assistance.
This bill will make the French system more efficient, as it will greatly simplify the asylum application process and allow for faster expulsion of criminals or radicalized foreigners,
From the very From the very beginning, the government stated that this would be a "carrot and stick" law that would make it easier residence permits for migrants working in sectors where there is a shortage of labor. labor shortages, as well as facilitate the expulsion of illegal migrants.
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The agreement, agreed upon by a special commission of seven senators and seven deputies, is good news for Macron, who promised to pass an immigration law during his 2022 election campaign. campaign in 2022 - and this was one of the key promises that allowed him to to stop the rise of the far right.
But it can also be considered a success for Marine Le Pen, who called the the agreement as a "great ideological victory" for her far-right party, which rejects the government.
The conservative Republicans, who over the years have moved their discourse closer to the far right to the far right, also claimed victory.
At the same time, the left wing of Macron's party has expressed concern about some of the more right-wing aspects of the more right-wing aspects of the bill, and some of them may abstain or vote against the text as it has to pass through both houses of parliament.
