The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy.
The amended bill was backed by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN).
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The new legislation makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France and delays their access to welfare benefits.
It also bans detaining minors in detention centres.
A controversial provision discriminates between citizens and migrants, even those living in the country legally, in determining eligibility for benefits.
The tougher version appealed to right-wing parties, who backed it on Monday.
Ms Le Pen welcomed the amended bill, calling it an “ideological victory” for the far-right.
Racism is on the rise. Children are almost always worse than their parents.
I’m not aware of any studies on the topic, but the perceptions of racism are definitely on the rise according to Gallup polls.
America, believe it or not, is not a representative sample of France…
I get the sense that the country that elected Trump and the one that almost elected Marie Le Pen may have similar views on race relations. I could be wrong though.