“France Needs A New Kind Of Immigrant—One Who Is Selected, Not Endured”
France Races To Oust Illegal Immigrants
PARIS (AP) - A Russian boy suffers head injuries after falling from a window while trying to elude police. A North African man slips from a window ledge and fractures his leg while fleeing officers. A Chinese woman lies in a coma after plunging from a window during a police check.
As France races to deport 25,000 illegal immigrants by the end of the year—a quota set by President Nicolas Sarkozy—tensions are mounting and the crackdown is taking a toll.
Critics say the hunt threatens values in a nation that prides itself on being a cradle of human rights and a land of asylum. Protesters have gathered by the dozens in Paris to protect illegal aliens as police move in.
But with three months left in the year, police have caught at least 11,800 immigrants, less than half the target, so Sarkozy has ordered officials to pick up the pace.
“I want numbers,” Sarkozy reportedly told Brice Hortefeux, head of the Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co- Development, which Sarkozy set up after taking office in May. “This is a campaign commitment. The French expect (action) on this.”
There are no solid estimates of the number of illegal aliens in France. The Immigration Ministry puts it at 200,000 to 400,000, many from former colonies in Africa. France has a population of some 63 million.
The president, who cultivated a tough-on-crime image while serving as Interior Minister, says France needs a new kind of immigrant—one who is “selected, not endured.”
His government is fast-tracking tighter immigration legislation. Parliament’s lower house on Thursday approved a bill that would allow consular officers to request DNA samples from immigrants trying to join relatives in France. Even some Cabinet ministers dislike the measure, which critics say betrays France’s humanitarian values.
The DNA tests would be voluntary and proponents say such testing, which would get a trial run until 2010, would speed visa processing and give immigrants a way to bolster their applications.
Immigration legislation under consideration also aims to ensure that immigrants joining family members here speak French and grasp French values—to be proven with tests.
Sarkozy has gone on to suggest immigration quotas by regions of the world and by occupation.
“I want us to be able to establish each year, after a debate in parliament, a quota with a ceiling for the number of foreigners we accept on our territory,” he said.
European countries to the south, like Italy or Spain, face a greater challenge from illegal immigration than France—but neither have set themselves targets for throwing aliens out.
In the Netherlands, the first act of the new parliament elected in November 2006 was to halt deportations set in motion by the previous government.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende’s new government declared an amnesty for up to 30,000 people. New asylum seekers and illegal immigrants still face a tough regime, kept in camps while their cases are handled. Even legal immigrants must pass language tests before coming and take citizenship classes in order to remain.
Meanwhile, resistance to France’s crackdown has built among human rights groups, politicians of the opposition left, and even police. Injuries of foreigners during the past two months have also mobilized critics.
The 12-year-old Russian boy, who was fleeing with his illegal alien father in the northern town of Amiens, has been hospitalized with serious head injuries since early August. The North African man in the southern town of Roussillon suffered double fractures to his leg. The Chinese woman fell from an apartment in Paris on Thursday when police investigating a theft complaint turned up to carry out a check.
“Neighborhood groups are forming,” said Pierre Willem of the UNSA police union. “Reactions are becoming more and more violent.”
Some police officers worry they will get caught in the numbers hunt—accused of racism for making arrests on the basis of skin color or other illegal criteria.
Socialist lawmaker Michele Delaunay, of Bordeaux, recently became a symbolic sponsor of a Kurd of Turkish nationality who had been ordered to leave France, stalling the expulsion process.
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“As France races to deport 25,000 illegal immigrants by the end of the year…”
“There are no solid estimates of the number of illegal aliens in France. The Immigration Ministry puts it at 200,000 to 400,000….”
Since we have about 10x the number of illegals, our goal should be 250,000…. better get started!!
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:11 amGood for Sarkozy…this country needs an Israeli fence, Sarkozy immigration rules, and a leader with the backbone to enforce the immigration laws of this country. I particularly like the bill that Sarkozy is working on to require immigrants to speak the language of the country and know the history of the country and have allegiance to their adopted country only.
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:15 amGermany was working on reducing illegal immigration too. All across the EU, there is a desire to reduce the illegal populations….most especially the irhabis that continue to threaten the stability and the safety of EU member countries.
Let’s see how this works out. Maybe the Sark-man will start a trend. This is one item where I wouldn’t mind copying or emulating an EU idea.
I drink a toast to the Sark-meister. Once again…the man is right.
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:33 amwell, as we say it’s a lot of noise but I don’t expect that things will change much though !
it’s the repetition of the roman empire times, the barbarians try to overcome, they will one day after day, inspite of our laws, we must prepare to absorb them or to die ; uh, a french never dies though, we are alive since 2000 years
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:41 am“Critics say the hunt threatens values in a nation that prides itself on being a cradle of human rights and a land of asylum. Protesters have gathered by the dozens in Paris to protect illegal aliens as police move in.”
Why don’t those bleeding hearts go to Saudi Arabia and protect the workers that are beaten and tortured, sexually assaulted and so on by their employers. What about the ability to migrate to Arab nations to live and integrate. What about the right to carry a bible into all Arab countries. These people are sickening to me, their moral relativism is hypocrisy at it’s finest, they’ll scream bloody murder at the deportation of ILLEGAL immigrants in the west but remain silent when Iran stones a women to death for a perceived love affair. They are imbeciles that hold no sway to a sane perspective, send them out with the illegals. Sarko should study the Swiss legislation that ships the whole family, legal or not, out when criminal activity is proven.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:06 amYa I had cautious optomism with this guy at first, but now I love the damn frenchy
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:13 am“Since we have about 10x the number of illegals, our goal should be 250,000…. better get started!!”
You obviously do not see the bigger picture. If France’s population is already starting an uproar over a couple thousands, how do you think it would play in the US. You would have marches, protests, (riots?), in the millions. I wish we could just go around and round up every last one and kick them out. But liberals like to make simple and logical choices difficult for the public to accept.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:13 am[…] “France Needs A New Kind Of Immigrant—One Who Is Selected, Not Endured” — Pat Dollard […]
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:25 amhehe,tedders, it’s a bit radical, we dont want to become a reserve of french DNA, otherwise, we’ll get mongoloids
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:28 amWell said Dan. Cheers from me as well
we need this kind of plan
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:29 am“You obviously do not see the bigger picture. If France’s population is already starting an uproar over a couple thousands, how do you think it would play in the US. You would have marches, protests, (riots?), in the millions.”
But I do see the “bigger picture” and I do not think it would be as bad as you predict. Regardless, let’s get it over with NOW. I’ll be ‘celebrating diversity’ with a variety of weapons.
“But liberals like to make simple and logical choices difficult for the public to accept.”
Yes indeed. To paraphrase the inimitable Ambrose Bierce… ‘they have made an art of impudence by making preferences principles.’
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:45 amIn my view, this can all be traced back to Hanoi Jane. Trickle down treason.
Politically, this guy has certainly changed my feelings towards France. Sarkozy is putting the “French” back in Freedom Fries. I like what he is doing.
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:14 amKurt(The Infidel):
Let’s drink a toast to the Sarkman…A little vin français there bartender….du SVP…I’ve ended my boycott…. merci beaucoups… skoal…
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:32 amFor all the anti-immigrant ranters: first of all, be glad we don’t have 10 million Islamofacist illegals in the US, instead of the ones we have. Next, if it weren’t for employers and people who use illegals for work, we wouldn’t have the problem, would we? Next, there is a solution for us if we take the problem step by step. We can fix our immigration problem. The first step is for the illegals to realize that they aren’t going to be able to skip to the front of the line ahead of the ones who were following the legal process. We don’t have squatters’ rights here in immigration.
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:52 amI’ll bite….
“…first of all, be glad we don’t have 10 million Islamofacist illegals in the US, instead of the ones we have.”
OK. I’m also glad we don’t have 300 million Islamofascists here.
“if it weren’t for employers and people who use illegals for work, we wouldn’t have the problem, would we?”
Nope. Kept one or two political appointees from office as I recall.
“The first step is for the illegals to realize that they aren’t going to be able to skip to the front of the line ahead of the ones who were following the legal process.”
and how do you propose we make them “realize” that?
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:03 amDeport them?
I have a bottle of DOM Benedictine here, too bad I can’t just pass it around.
Gotta love duty free. Not something you can find in India. That and cigars, Cuban or otherwise.
“USA Races To Oust Illegal Immigrants”
Oh to be able to read that headline…
Cheers to Sarkozy!
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:03 amBenedictine isn’t ment for men though, too sweet !
you ought to buy a”cognac” or “armagnac” next time, before the Russians buy the whole lot
or even a “calvados”
September 22nd, 2007 at 12:39 pm“Selected, not endured.” Someone should borrow that campaign slogan. Of course, if the Ds got to do the selecting, those selected would be unendurable.
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:46 am