After house set on fire, French mayor resigns amid local battle over hosting asylum-seekers
In the United States, we have seen many state and local political leaders raising concerns with migration and migrants. The debate has been heated but this story reminds us that the debate can be just as contentious in other countries.
reports that the mayor of a small French town whose home was set on fire amid a bitter battle over bringing in migrants has resigned. Yannick Morez, a doctor who became mayor of Saint Brevin-les-Pins in 2017, made the decision to step down because of a March 22 fire and a “lack of support from the state.”
According to the story,
“The early morning fire, which lapped at the mayor’s house and destroyed two cars out front, remains under investigation. But it followed months of acrimony over a plan to set up a center for asylum-seekers in Saint Brevin, a coastal town with a population of about 14,000.
Outsiders, including far-right groups, fanned the rancor over the proposed center.”
Hat tip to Bill Hinchberger, an independent journalist based in Paris (and college roommate).
KJ
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