The American billionaire has struck again. Known for his controversial statements on immigration , the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) this time attacked the capital of Europe. By relaying controversial statistics on the origin of Brussels children, Elon Musk coldly decreed that Brussels had lost its national identity, validating the theories of a radical political party.
The tightening of the screws has worked beyond the expectations of its promoters. One year after the implementation of the circular carried by the former Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau , the regularizations of undocumented immigrants in France are experiencing a spectacular drop of 42%. A policy of firmness that plunges thousands of foreign workers, including Moroccans, into a dead end.
French demographic growth is slowing down. With only 169,000 additional inhabitants as of January 1, 2025, France is recording its weakest growth since the post-war period. A structural slowdown that is now almost entirely offset by the migratory contribution.
The justice system ruled in his favor, but the traces are indelible. Mohamed Amghar reflects on the long period during which he had to erase his first name to become "Antoine" in the eyes of his clients. A lucid testimony on the symbolic violence experienced in the workplace, beyond the condemnation of his employer.
Spain remains a major host country despite a housing crisis that is suffocating its metropolises. While Madrid and Barcelona see their residents flee the high cost of living, foreign immigration is exploding, driven in particular by a large Moroccan community . But behind these record figures, the latest INE report raises a scathing finding on the qualification level of the new arrivals.
Access to long-term residence and French citizenship is becoming more difficult. As of January 1, 2026, passing a civic exam will become a sine qua non condition for foreigners. To prepare candidates for this new legal deadline, the Ministry of the Interior has just launched a dedicated training platform.
With 74% of residents coming from elsewhere, Lyon is no longer the city of Lyonnais . This demographic change buries the historical sedentary model to impose a dynamic of an international metropolis, where natives of Morocco now represent 8% of the foreign population.
Thousands of Moroccans in good standing risk losing everything because of a simple computer screen. The inability to make an appointment at the prefecture directly threatens their jobs and their families, a situation that the Franco-Moroccan Association of Human Rights describes as a deliberate strategy based on lies.
France is strengthening its financial incentives to stem illegal crossings to England. Under pressure from London, the French authorities have decided to significantly increase the amount of voluntary return assistance, hoping to convince irregular migrants to return to their country of origin.
Qualified Muslims are leaving France , but money is not their only motivation. Faced with a "racial ceiling" in the country, these graduates are seeking "existential relief" elsewhere. Sociologist Jaafar Alloul decodes this "status migration", where expatriation becomes the only way to match skills and social recognition.
Rachid hoped to regularize his situation in France through work , but his journey turned into a four-year ordeal. A report aired this Sunday evening in the "Sept à huit" program on TF1 exposed the daily life of this Moroccan baker settled in Eure-et-Loir, who ended up filing a complaint against his employer for human trafficking.
Since his arrival at the Moncloa in 2018, Pedro Sánchez has granted Spanish nationality to 1,127,370 foreigners, including Moroccans, which is more than half of the 2,113,537 naturalizations recorded between 2009 and 2024. A record compared to the governments of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy combined.