More than 112,000 foreigners obtained French nationality in 2019, including around 27,000 by marriage. At the same time, only 13 people saw their request rejected by an opposition decree motivated by a "lack of assimilation" other than an insufficient command of the language of Molière. And 62 for "unworthiness" . Or 75 rejections expressed for the most contentious cases, which testify to behavior totally contrary to the values of the Republic.
The “lack of assimilation other than linguistic” is “the polygamous husband, for example, or else a parent practicing excision, or even a proselytism of the sectarian way of life , ” we explain to Beauvau. “Unworthiness”, on the other hand, is assessed after a criminal conviction or even for an ongoing case. It could be a man beating his wife or a road offender, a licensed thug as well. "These are often profiles of very modest people , " nuances the administration.
Last January, the deputy LR
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