Éric Ciotti is asking for “a referendum to change the framework” on immigration, while the Minister of the Interior wants to resume consideration of his bill on the subject. The President of the Republicans called on Wednesday to consult the voters directly to modify “our Constitution” and “our contractual commitments” with “the European Court of Human Rights [CEDH] which authorizes family reunification.
Without going so far as to ask to leave the ECHR, the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes pleaded for “reservations of interpretation” because “we cannot remain in this situation where we are undergoing a wave of migration”, he said. he declared on Europe 1.
“No more rights for illegal immigrants”
Pleading for a “revolution”, he enumerated a list of proposals: “we no longer need any rights for illegal immigrants, more social benefits from day one for regulars” and “that we process asylum applications at the border “. “We must stop family reunification and review the nationality code”, he also wished. “Is Mr. Macron ready to enshrine all this in law? I doubt it, and I also doubt that we have the capacity in parliament to have a text adopted, even taking into account the opposition in the majority, ”added the boss of LR.
The head of state had advocated Sunday “a single text” on immigration to “toughen our rules” in terms of expulsion while improving integration.