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There's a shortage of construction workers, but Sarkozy's Minister for Immigration and National Identity has expulsion quotas to fill.

Bringing solace to the voters who clinched Sarkozy's victory.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Apr 21st, 2008 at 02:31:09 AM EST
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Isn't it the job of the Chief Executive to enforce the law?  If people are illegally in the country, then it is a matter of course that they be jailed, fined, and/or deported, if that is within the bounds of the punishment as defined by the law.

If this policy is wrong, then better to change the law and give all these illegal immigrant some kind of temporary legal residency or amnesty.  But Sarkozy cannot be blamed for enforcing the law, as that is his prerogative, unfortunate though that may be.

A language is a dialect with an army and navy.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Mon Apr 21st, 2008 at 06:06:14 AM EST
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Sarkozy fixes the quota of undocumented immigrants to be thrown out each year. This is far more than guaranteeing the law is respected, it's a deliberate political pressure on the law.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Apr 21st, 2008 at 06:10:53 AM EST
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Sarkozy and his party has also been toughening the law for 15 years...

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by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Mon Apr 21st, 2008 at 07:19:13 AM EST
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