Posted in Immigration, Stupidity on September 23, 2007 |
France races to throw out 25,000 illegal immigrants by year-end
As France races to deport 25,000 illegal immigrants by the end of the year – a quota set by President Nicolas Sarkozy – tensions are mounting and the crackdown is taking a toll.
Critics say the hunt threatens values in a country that prides itself on being a cradle of human rights and a land of asylum. Protesters have gathered by the dozens in Paris to protect illegal immigrants as police move in.
But with three months left in the year, police have caught at least 11,800 immigrants, less than half the target, so Sarkozy has ordered officials to pick up the pace.
“I want numbers,” Sarkozy reportedly told Brice Hortefeux, head of the Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development, which Sarkozy set up after taking office in May. “This is a campaign commitment. The French expect (action) on this.”
There are no solid estimates of the number of illegal immigrants in France. The Immigration Ministry puts it at 200,000 to 400,000, many from former colonies in Africa. France has a population of some 63 million. More @ CP
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