Legislation prohibiting international students, including those from Nigeria, from bringing their families to France was passed by the French parliament.
Following the approval of a revised version, the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen and the centrist Renaissance party of President Emmanuel Macron endorsed this proposal.
The updated immigration law forbids the confinement of kids in detention facilities, tightens regulations on family reunions, and limits immigrants’ access to government benefits.
Notably, a controversial part of the law makes a distinction regarding benefit eligibility between citizens and migrants, including those who are legally resident in France.
The right-wing parties backed the stronger, revised version of the measure, which is why it was recently approved.
The modified bill was praised by Ms. Le Pen as a “ideological victory” for the far-right.
Eric Ciotti, the chairman of the right-wing Republican Party, proclaimed, “This is our bill.” It was “firm and courageous,” as he put it.
On the other hand, leftists asserted that Macron was supporting the far-right. “Those who compromised their beliefs will be remembered by history,” Olivier Faure, the chairman of the Socialist Party, said.
Furthermore, the chief executives of one-third of France’s regions have declared their reluctance to put important laws into effect.
Hours before an EU agreement to restructure the asylum system in all 27 of the bloc’s members was reached, the French referendum took place.
Members of the European Parliament and EU countries reached a new agreement that calls for the establishment of border detention centers and the expeditious repatriation of individuals who are denied asylum.
President of Parliament Roberta Metsola hailed the new method as a historic accord that permits the relocation of asylum seekers.