Guillaume Tabard: Can we resolve the problem of a specific territory without reopening a national debate on immigration? This is Gérald Darmanin’s challenge. The scale of illegal immigration, mainly from the Comoros, is not new.
Nearly twenty years ago, François Baroin, then in charge of overseas territories, had already concluded that it was necessary to call into question land rights on Mayotte. Uncontrolled immigration, endemic violence and insecurity, saturated hospitals: the worsening of the situation has led to exasperation of the population.