Thursday, September 20

Round V, Sarko on immigration

Round IV related to the unions. Now he has gone for the immigration bits.

The immigration bill has now been passed. The basic idea behind this bill is to force people to make sure that they know about the French language, the values of the French Republic, and to make sure that if you are applying for a family reunion visa, you are actually related to the family.


On the face of it, I don't have a problem with it at all. On the gluteus maximus of it, it further makes sense. If you do want to be a member of a community or a nation, then you should share some common elements of the state. Too much has been laid on the individual and not enough on the state. It is best to make sure to all current and prospective students that the state comes first and then other identifiers such as race, religion, colour, ideology etc.

Mind you, the state can do with some of this medicine as well and address the issues underlying the riots couple of years back. And most other European nations are doing the same. Immigration being such an emotive subject, I think this insistence on examinations, common standards, language, etc. will obviate quite a lot of immigration angst.

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