It will no longer be possible for Moroccans and other nationalities to participate in the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). The government of the Atlantic province of New Brunswick has made an announcement to this effect.
The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, who is also running for the presidency of the Les Républicains party, presented the guidelines of his immigration policy during a conference on Thursday. He stated that he wants a policy of "rupture" and announced several "upcoming projects" on this subject.
The dematerialization of residence permits in France, instead of being a panacea, represents an enormous difficulty for foreigners. Ten associations have filed an appeal before the Council of State for "faulty negligence" and order the State to apply the law on the Digital Administration of Foreigners in France (ANEF).
The Magistrates’ Union, the Lawyers’ Union and the League of Human Rights are up in arms against a police note that infringes on the rights of certain foreigners legally established in France.
The prefect of the North draws the attention of all foreign students in France to the new conditions for renewing a residence permit.
Foreign residents in France holding residence permits could no longer be entitled to certain social benefits. The Senate has just adopted the bill initiated by Senator Valérie Boyer (Les Républicains) to tighten the conditions of access to these benefits for them.
The right could succeed in enshrining national preference in French legislation. Senators from the Les Républicains (LR) party have just tabled, for the third time, a bill aimed at establishing a minimum period of legal residence before access to certain social benefits.
Moroccans constitute the main foreign workforce in Spain with more than 340,000 people of working age, surpassing Romanians who had been at the top of the ranking in recent years.
In France, the obtaining and renewal of residence permits are subject to new conditions that are causing controversy. Nearly 20,000 people risk losing their residence permits.
After a year of waiting, the government has finally transmitted to the social partners the list of dozens of shortage occupations in France, which opens the possibility for undocumented workers to obtain residence permits. However, this new register is not well received by some unions.
In France, a prefecture in Isère is facing criticism from foreigners and immigrant aid associations, who do not hesitate to accuse it of being a "factory of undocumented immigrants".
Since the entry into force in January of the Retailleau circular, the obtaining or renewal of residence permits in France is a real obstacle course.