French President says ‘France cannot host everyone’
French President Emmanuel Macron has declared that France “cannot welcome everyone”, the latest in a series of comments suggesting tighter new laws on immigration.
Macron set the tone last week when he hinted at a tougher line on immigration in the second half of his mandate, arguing the government must stop voters drifting to far-right parties.
“France cannot host everyone if it wants to host them well,” Macron told French radio station Europe 1.
The president noted that France had seen a sharp increase in the numbers of people asking for asylum since the 2017 presidential election and said much tighter European cooperation was needed.
Macron’s comments come as the French parliament is set next week for a major debate on migration policy, with the lower house National Assembly discussing the issue on Monday and the Senate on Wednesday.
Via RFI
