The Minister Delegate in charge of Industry reacts on franceinfo to the publication of a column by left-wing parliamentarians in favor, in particular, of the regularization of undocumented immigrants in professions in tension.
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“The reindustrialization of France will not happen without immigration”asserts Tuesday September 12 on franceinfo the Minister Delegate in charge of Industry, Roland Lescure, after the publication of an article in favor of the regularization of undocumented workers in the trades “in tension”, signed by around thirty parliamentarians ranging from Nupes to the left wing of the majority.
“I support this forum as a citizen, but especially as Minister of Industry,” explains Roland Lescure. This measure is also part of the immigration bill, which will be examined from November 6 in the Senate. “A lot of factories are running thanks to foreign labor”, assures the minister, specifying that “in the next ten years, we will need 1.3 million people in the industry.” “We will probably have to look for it elsewhere than in France.”
But “we are not here to open the doors wide, we are here to select”, nuance Roland Lescure. “We can meet needs in part through selective economic immigration. When France says no, we must be firm, when it says yes, we must know how to do it effectively.” he concludes.