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The Left and the Immigration Taboo

2023-06-04T18:41:28.626Z

Highlights: On the left, it is the migration issue that is generally put in the background. "The subject remains hyper-flammable," laments a socialist elected official. During his re-election at the PCF congress in early April, the national secretary saw fit to denounce "sieve borders" "Our borders are not sieves, but, above all, the humans who try to cross them risk their lives every day," replied the ecologist deputy Sandrine Rousseau. The parties of the Nupes will not, however, be able to avoid the obstacle forever.


DECRYPTION - A sensitive subject, migration issues are nevertheless part of the concerns of the left-wing electorate.


As in every family, political or not, it is agreed to sweep certain topics under the carpet to avoid conflict. On the left, it is the migration issue that is generally put in the background. "The subject remains hyper-flammable," laments a socialist elected official. Fabien Roussel is the last to burn his wings. During his re-election at the PCF congress in early April, the national secretary saw fit to denounce "sieve borders". If his remarks were aimed above all at the excesses of globalization, thus evoking relocations, some of his comrades on the left accused him above all of using the words of the RN. "Our borders are not sieves, but, above all, the humans who try to cross them risk their lives every day," replied the ecologist deputy Sandrine Rousseau. Even with a small spark, the conflagration quickly arrived.

The parties of the Nupes will not, however, be able to avoid the obstacle forever. Their opponents hope...

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Source: lefigaro

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