2023-12-27 00:36:23
He announced it the day after the vote. The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron has referred the matter to the Constitutional Council regarding the Immigration law, adopted by the Assembly on December 19. In a letter addressed to Laurent Fabius, the president of the Constitutional Council, Emmanuel Macron explains having contacted the Wise Men “in view of the extent of the evolution of the text compared to its initial version and the importance for our Nation of the rights and constitutional principles at issue.”
The president hopes that “the provisions of the law can only be implemented after the Constitutional Council has verified that they respect the rights and freedoms that the Constitution guarantees,” he wrote in this letter, dated December 21 , And available on the Council website.
Emmanuel Macron had recognized – like Élisabeth Borne and Gérald Darmanin – that the text could include “provisions which are not in conformity with our Constitution”, during an interview on Wednesday on France 5.
Several measures targeted
Several measures are in particular targeted. The conditioning of social benefits to a minimum duration of residence in France is particularly singled out, as is the establishment of annual migration quotas or the establishment of a “deposit” for foreign students.
The Council had already been contacted on Friday by left-wing deputies. The latter believe that the text contains “a record number of articles contrary to constitutional principles” and call for total censorship of the law.
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The President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, also called on the Sages. In particular, it asks them in its referral to pay particular attention to the articles which concern the payment of social benefits or migration quotas.
The Constitutional Council has a maximum period of one month to rule. He can choose to validate the text or censor it totally or partially.
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