French New Tough Immigration controls

French tighten immigration controls
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin speaks to journalists
during a press conference in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, as he
announces tightened controls on immigration, part of the government's
response to rioting that shook the country this month.

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, as he announces tightened controls on
immigration, part of the government's response to rioting that shook
the country this month. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

November 29, 2005

PARIS --French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Tuesday
announced tightened controls on immigration, part of the government's
response to riots and vandalism that shook the country this month.

Marriages abroad between French citizens and foreigners will no longer
be automatically recognized in France, Villepin said. Consulates must
screen couples first before foreign partners can be granted French
identity papers, he said.

The measure is to be adopted by parliament in the first half of 2006,
Villepin said.

The prime minister also said the government should be able to enforce a
law outlawing polygamy. There are 8,000-15,000 polygamous families in
France, according to official figures.

Some French officials cited polygamy as one reason that youths from
underprivileged Muslim households joined in the rioting, saying that
children from large polygamous families often have social-behavioral
problems stemming from a lack of a father figure.

The suggestion outraged opposition politicians, human rights groups and
others.

The government has moved swiftly to address the problems that led to
the violence this month in France's impoverished suburbs, home to many
immigrant families from North and west Africa. While promising to ease
unemployment for youths and fight racial discrimination, the
conservative government also promised tighter controls on immigration.

President Jacques Chirac said two weeks ago that France must be
stricter in enforcing the regulations of a law that allows immigrants
to bring spouses and children to France.

Villepin said he would not put that law into question, but wants to
extend the period from one year to two years that immigrants must live
in France before being able to bring their families here.

The measure concerning families is the second source of legal
immigration to France today after marriage, concerning some 25,000
people in 2004.
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Why do all you guys take this group for a newsroom???
Or is it evleth posting in disguise??

a écrit dans le message de news:
...
French tighten immigration controls
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin speaks to journalists
during a press conference in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, as he
announces tightened controls on immigration, part of the government's
response to rioting that shook the country this month.

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, as he announces tightened controls on
immigration, part of the government's response to rioting that shook
the country this month. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

November 29, 2005

PARIS --French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Tuesday
announced tightened controls on immigration, part of the government's
response to riots and vandalism that shook the country this month.

Marriages abroad between French citizens and foreigners will no longer
be automatically recognized in France, Villepin said. Consulates must
screen couples first before foreign partners can be granted French
identity papers, he said.

The measure is to be adopted by parliament in the first half of 2006,
Villepin said.

The prime minister also said the government should be able to enforce a
law outlawing polygamy. There are 8,000-15,000 polygamous families in
France, according to official figures.

Some French officials cited polygamy as one reason that youths from
underprivileged Muslim households joined in the rioting, saying that
children from large polygamous families often have social-behavioral
problems stemming from a lack of a father figure.

The suggestion outraged opposition politicians, human rights groups and
others.

The government has moved swiftly to address the problems that led to
the violence this month in France's impoverished suburbs, home to many
immigrant families from North and west Africa. While promising to ease
unemployment for youths and fight racial discrimination, the
conservative government also promised tighter controls on immigration.

President Jacques Chirac said two weeks ago that France must be
stricter in enforcing the regulations of a law that allows immigrants
to bring spouses and children to France.

Villepin said he would not put that law into question, but wants to
extend the period from one year to two years that immigrants must live
in France before being able to bring their families here.

The measure concerning families is the second source of legal
immigration to France today after marriage, concerning some 25,000
people in 2004.
© Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

jo_bleaux schrieb:

Why do all you guys take this group for a newsroom???
Or is it evleth posting in disguise??



Well, this article *does* involve travel to Europe, in a manner of
speaking...

Should have been posted in misc.immigration.misc

Should not have been posted to a thai group.

Regards, ULF

Lol far fetched

jo_bleaux a écrit dans le message de news:
...
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:07:35 +0100, "Runge"
wrote:

Why do all you guys take this group for a newsroom???
Or is it evleth posting in disguise??


Well, this article *does* involve travel to Europe, in a manner of
speaking...

Ulf Kutzner a écrit :

jo_bleaux schrieb:

Why do all you guys take this group for a newsroom???
Or is it evleth posting in disguise??



Well, this article *does* involve travel to Europe, in a manner of
speaking...

Should have been posted in misc.immigration.misc

Should not have been posted to a thai group.

Regards, ULF

Yes, that's amasing how systematical is the least political news
concerning more particularly France posted on this TRAVEL newsgroup
generally by a unique "eructation" from an always new devoted
volunteer, of which the name is generally never to be seen again, as
long... as this "news" is of course more or less... negative.
Since, it's nevertheless not systematical enough... to quote parallel
publications as for ex. the recent opening of the presidential archives
which finally disqualifies the pseudo-historian's alleged fierce
hostility of Mitterrand to german reunification... or finally brings
the "unexpected" results of judicial inquiries:
http://www.inshuti.org/bruguiea.htm .

didier Meurgues