THE QUESTION
. The former European negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, whose name is regularly cited as a possible presidential candidate for 2022, proposed last Sunday to the Grand Jury of RTL, LCI and
Le Figaro
to implement a "
moratorium on immigration
" for a period of “
three to five years
”, the time to “
take the time to check, assess, and if necessary change, the procedures and practices
” in the field of migration. The former Minister of Agriculture of Nicolas Sarkozy, who had previously been Minister of Foreign Affairs under Jacques Chirac, added about immigration "
that it will be necessary (it) at the end to change the Constitution on certain points, in particular to have more margin compared to European texts or regulations
”.
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However, "
we will always welcome students
" and "
we must respect
" the right of asylum, he added. The idea of such a moratorium is not new: the president of the LR party, Christian Jacob, proposed it to Emmanuel Macron last fall for a period of three to six months so as to allow a consultation of all the “
political families
” on this crucial question. In 2017, Marine Le Pen had also proposed before the first round of the presidential election an “
immediate moratorium on all legal immigration
”. While Michel Barnier is considering a constitutional revision, would such an idea be compatible with European Union law as it exists today?hui?
CHECKS
.
Asked by
Le Figaro
, the entourage of Michel Barnier does not wish now
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