France to introduce immigration quotas

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Posted by: Mihaela Bucatari

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20 June 2019 / 15:56

France to introduce immigration quotas

France’s interior minister has raised the possibility of introducing immigration quotas after President Emmanuel Macron said migration would be a central issue in the next presidential election, The Telegraph reports.

Christophe Castaner, one of Mr Macron’s most controversial ministers because of his tough stance on policing “yellow vest” protests, ruled out quotas for refugees granted asylum. But he said they might apply to other migrants.

In an interview published on Sunday in the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Mr Castaner said: “In respect of asylum, quotas are contrary to our international commitments and my personal ethics.

“Any request for asylum must be considered, which does not mean accepted. But the question of quotas for other forms of legal immigration may be posed.”

This comes a few days after Edouard Philippe, the conservative prime minister, suggested holding an annual debate on migration and questioned why the number of asylum-seekers “continued to rise by about 22 per cent” in France last year despite a 10 per cent fall across the European Union.

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