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The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, and the Overseas Minister Manuel Valls, in the National Assembly, in Paris, on February 11, 2025.

The Minister of Overseas, Manuel Valls, believes that “” Completely query ” soil legislation would represent “A historic fracture”marking his divergence in a platform together with his authorities colleagues, Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin.

“The particularly dramatic situation of Mayotte”the poorest division of France topic to sturdy migratory strain due specifically to its proximity to the Comoros, “Leads to clearly support the tightening of soil law on the archipelago” of the Indian Ocean, writes the previous Prime Minister in an article of opinion printed, Saturday, February 15, by La Tribune on Sunday.

The National Assembly adopted final week a invoice introduced by the best and supported by the federal government aimed toward hardening restrictions on land legislation in 101e French division, throughout a very stormy session.

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However, past Mayotte, “Completely questioning an ancient principle of our law, which dates back to the old regime and which all republican laws have devoted, would be a historical fracture”estimates Manuel Valls. “The law of the soil can have an integrative dimension, because a child born in France and who has resided there since he has been developing an attachment to our country”he argues.

While contemplating that “The annual number of legal entries, to which are unfortunately added the illegals, has become unbearable” on French territory, the previous head of presidency judges “Degrish” The postulate in keeping with which the legislation of nationality would nourish immigration.

“No one comes to France with the aim of acquiring nationality. The Air Call comes from our right to stay, from our foreigners’ law, from our social and health system, from our too big laxity sometimes, but not from our civil law ”notes the minister. “We must not give in to all facilities”he underlines.

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