The Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin assured Sunday evening on France 2 that there was “a path of passage” for his bill on immigration, debated from Monday in the Senate, showing himself “opposed” to the appeal in article 49.3 for this text. “This text is firmness. And we will find a way in Parliament to get it adopted,” he declared. “If necessary, we will take our responsibilities (on the use of 49.3, Editor’s note). But if we have to discuss weeks and nights in Parliament, I will do it,” insisted Gérald Darmanin, believing he “needs the law to change” to “protect the French”.
The immigration bill, in the pipeline for a year, will be examined from Monday in the Senate. Both sides of the senatorial majority (right and center) refuse to agree on article 3, which provides for a one-year renewable residence permit for irregular workers employed in sectors with a labor shortage. ‘artwork.
Debates begin Monday in the Senate
On this aspect of the law, one of the most sensitive, the Minister of the Interior explained that “the French (…) want to be able to welcome their nanny, the restaurant waiter, the street sweeper, the person who will recover fruits and vegetables from the fields and be able to expel the offender.” “We are ready (…) to find this point of political balance with the Senate,” he added.
This highly anticipated text from the presidential majority is criticized on both the right and the left for opposing reasons. It constitutes a “political issue” as Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt admits, particularly in the face of the far right which has made immigration its favorite subject. Gérald Darmanin also attacked the leader of the RN deputies, Marine Le Pen, by assuring that she was “experiencing problems”. “My job is the security of the French, controlled immigration, so that Ms. Le Pen casts as few votes as possible and so that the French choose republican parties,” he said.