In the event of 49.3 to have the text adopted, it will be necessary to table a motion of censure, believes the LR deputy.
“It’s a step backwards”asserts Tuesday November 14 on franceinfo the LR deputy for Lot Aurélien Pradié, after the tightening of the immigration bill by the upper house, while the president of the Republicans in the Senate, Bruno Retailleau, mentions “a real victory” before the solemn vote. The LR deputy calls his “political friends” has “to be coherent”.
After the Senate, the text must then be examined by the National Assembly. Aurélien Pradié recalls that the Republicans had set two red lines, the first being to reform the Constitution. “All the efforts we make are in vain if we do not regain control of European law,” he explains, regretting not having obtained any commitment on the subject from the government during the debates in the Senate.
The second red line according to Aurélien Pradié concerns article 3 and regularization “quasi-automatic” undocumented workers in stressed sectors. “The new article that has been written says the following: an illegal alien will be able to request regularization himself,” he denounces, refusing “categorically” to vote for this measure. “This is the opposite of the commitments that the Republican right has made for years,” he says, also fearing to see the courts “overwhelmed” by future requests.
“If we have to return to elections, we will return to elections”
“I am not a senator, I am a deputy and the intransigent position that I take on the subject of immigration is a position that many Republican deputies will take in the days to come,” says Aurélien Pradié speaking of “vital subject”. “Intransigence has become a political virtue: if we do not regain control of the migration issue, we will not advance a millimeter”. A major issue according to him for his party and the upcoming elections. “The right must hold on, be a point of reference that does not waver as senatorial agreements are reached.”
Aurélien Pradié also refuses to support the government’s initial bill. In case of 49.3 to have the text adopted, it is “obvious” for the elected LR that it will be necessary to table a motion of censure. “The government is holding on in an artificial way, what is irresponsible today is not to go as far as a motion of censure, but to pretend that everything is fine, that things will last a little longer”, he castigates. According to the MP, in a democracy, “you have to be willing to take risks.” “If we have to return to elections, we will return to elections”he concludes.