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Immigration law: the government in crisis after the joint committee
Immigration law: the government in crisis after the joint committee – (France 2)
The left wing of the government opposes the agreement reached in the joint committee on the immigration law. Six ministers threaten to resign on Tuesday December 19.
Emmanuel Macron is organizing a meeting on the evening of Tuesday, December 19, because the text of the immigration bill upsets the left wing of the majority. Six ministers are due to meet at 8:30 p.m.: Rima Abdul-Malak, Clément Beaune, Sylvie Retailleau, Patrice Vergriete, Aurélien Rousseau and Roland Lescure. They would threaten to resign. At the heart of the problem, the immigration bill toughened by the right in the joint committee. This text provides for fewer social benefits for foreigners in a legal situation.
A red line crossed for the left wing
To qualify for family allowances, they must have five years of residence in France and two and a half years for those who work. The other point of tension is the tightening of access to APL. Tuesday evening, Marine Le Pen said she was ready to vote for this very firm version. Voting for the law alongside the National Rally is a red line for the left wing of the majority. Sacha Houlié, the president of the law committee, refuses. The explosion of the majority seems irremediable and the government enters into a major political crisis.
