THE QUESTION
.
During the debate on 20 April on TF1 which opposed him to the Head of State, the candidate of the Rassemblement national in the presidential election, Marine Le Pen, launched, at the address of Emmanuel Macron, with regard to the foreigners in an illegal situation in France: "
You are not keeping anyone away
".
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Peremptory formula or sad reality?
The subject of immigration is the one that most strongly opposes the two candidates.
And the question of the expulsion of illegal immigrants subject to an Obligation to Leave French Territory (OQTF) is essential.
Do the authorities, yes or no, have the capacity to enforce these measures?
CHECK
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To grasp all the salt of this exchange between the two candidates on Wednesday evening, it must be remembered that in October 2019, in an interview with the weekly
Valeurs Actuelles
, Emmanuel Macron had himself deplored: "
We no longer renew the people who arrive illegally in the territory.
There is no longer any execution of the obligations to leave French territory
”.
He added: “
If I set the bar too high, the countries concerned will threaten to limit the issuance of consular passes!
(...) My objective is to get out all the people who have nothing to do there
”.
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