French Assembly Passes Tough Immigration Reform
The BBC reports that the French National Assembly has passed a tough new immigration law that tightens the rules around asylum.The bill shortens asylum application deadlines, doubles the time for which illegal migrants can be detained, and introduces a one-year prison sentence for unlawfully entering France.
Opponents of the bill, including human rights groups, claim that the bill goes too far.
The bill passed by 228 votes to 139, with 24 abstentions, after more than 60 hours of debate over the weekend and hundreds of amendments.
The bill now moves to the French Senate for a vote. For analysis of the politics behind the bill, click here.
KJ
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