Arthur de Laborde
For his second term, Emmanuel Macron is working on immigration law. Its majority presented this Tuesday to the National Assembly the main lines of the bill. The opportunity for Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to take the temperature. And in the hemicycle, the atmosphere was electric.
The immigration bill is looming. On Tuesday, Elisabeth Borne was at the National Assembly to present the main lines of the bill: acceleration and toughening of procedures, expulsion procedures, creation of a residence permit for undocumented migrants employed in jobs in tension. .
An “umpteenth placebo text”
Elisabeth Borne took the temperature in the hemicycle. From the first seconds of her speech, the Prime Minister defends the balance and the philosophy of this new text. “Tell who you want, who you can welcome,” she said. “I say this upfront, zero immigration is neither desirable nor possible.” In the process, Marine Le Pen explains without surprise to the government that it will not be able to count on the votes of the National Rally. “This is yet another placebo text whose only purpose is to try to make distracted citizens believe that you are acting when the migratory situation is more than ever out of control,” she denounced.
Out of control.
Same position on the side of the Insoumis. For them, the Macronists only stir up fear about immigration. “On this subject in particular, the anxieties are knowingly maintained which paralyze reflection”, launched Mathilde Panot, vice-president of the parliamentary group of La France insoumise. And to try to obtain a majority, the government is therefore eyeing the right. But LR deputies, like Pierre-Henri Dumont, oppose the creation of a residence permit for jobs in tension. “If you maintain your desire to massively regularize illegal immigrants, we will vote against your entire future bill,” he assured.
The executive will now try to convince senators with the same formula. A debate without a vote scheduled for next Tuesday.