the Prime Minister refutes considering withdrawing article 3, which provides for the regularization of undocumented workers in professions in shortage

Elisabeth Borne refutes having considered withdrawing article 3 of the immigration bill, after rumors within the majority reporting this intention, the franceinfo political service learned from the Prime Minister’s entourage on Wednesday October 25 .

The head of government reiterated this during an interview with the president of the Law Commission of the National Assembly Sacha Houlié. She also confirmed to him that she had never discussed the deletion of this article with Bruno Retailleau, leader of the Les Républicains senators, during a dinner on Monday October 23.

This article of the immigration bill, which will be examined in the Senate from November 6, providing for the regularization of undocumented workers in professions in shortage, is rejected by The Republicans, whose votes are necessary to pass the law in Parliament . For their part, the deputies from the left wing of the majority want this provision to be maintained in the bill.