Éric Ciotti, deputy for Alpes-Maritimes, nomination contestant The Republicans, was the guest of the “8:30 am franceinfo “, Wednesday October 27, 2021. Migrants in Calais, Congress of Republicans … He answers questions from Marc Fauvelle and Salhia Brakhlia.
Migrants from Calais: “the problem is upstream”
Asked about the mediation mission of the head of the French Office for Immigration and Integration Didier Leschi, in Calais, where three people, including a 72-year-old Jesuit priest, are on hunger strike in support of migrants , Éric Ciotti affirms that the migrants from Calais “are in France to go to Great Britain, if we had prevented them from returning to France, we would not have this situation”. “I advocate that the examination of asylum requests be close to conflict zones, in our consular representations, or at the border”, adds the deputy.
“What I want is that we cooperate strongly with the British, because if we send the migrants from one side to the other, we will not get out of it. But I say it, this is not where the problem will be solved, “the problem is upstream”, assures Eric Ciotti.
Eric Ciotti will support “of course” the LR candidate who will be nominated
“I will naturally support the candidate of my political family, whoever he is”, affirms Eric Ciotti. “We are having a good debate today. I am convinced that on December 4, a strong candidate will come out. There will then remain an extremely important step, undoubtedly the most demanding, is to gather a majority”, explains the deputy who will “sure” the campaign for Valérie Pécresse if she is the one appointed, “I hope the converse will be true”.
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