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France: Thousands march in Paris against immigration bill
On Saturday, Paris saw its largest demonstration in defence of the rights of immigrants in many years. With some 20,000 participating, it was double the mobilisation on April 29, reflecting growing opposition to the immigration bill that is passing through parliament. The bill represents a sharp attack both on immigrants already legally residing in France and those wishing to secure the right to stay.
The demonstration was called by over 600 organisations for the defence of immigrants and the political parties of the French left, including the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the Greens, the Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire (LCR) and Lutte Ouvrière (LO), under the umbrella of “Uni(e)s contre l’immigration jetable” (United Against Throw-Away Immigration).
The coalition’s petition calls for the withdrawal of the new law, known as CESEDA (Code for the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), but does not call for the repeal of existing laws restricting the rights of immigrants.
Marching together at the head of the demonstration were Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Socialist Party, Marie-Georges Buffet of the Communist Party, Olivier Besancenot of the LCR, Arlette Laguiller of LO and Alima Boumediène of the Greens.
François Hollande, national secretary of the Socialist Party, and his partner Ségolène Royal, a declared admirer of Tony Blair, who is being boosted by the media as the most viable presidential opponent of Gaullist Interior Minister Nikolas Sarkozy in the 2007 elections, were not present. Royal has yet to comment on Sarkozy’s immigration bill.
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The coalition’s petition calls for the withdrawal of the new law, known as CESEDA (Code for the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), but does not call for the repeal of existing laws restricting the rights of immigrants.
Marching together at the head of the demonstration were Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Socialist Party, Marie-Georges Buffet of the Communist Party, Olivier Besancenot of the LCR, Arlette Laguiller of LO and Alima Boumediène of the Greens.
François Hollande, national secretary of the Socialist Party, and his partner Ségolène Royal, a declared admirer of Tony Blair, who is being boosted by the media as the most viable presidential opponent of Gaullist Interior Minister Nikolas Sarkozy in the 2007 elections, were not present. Royal has yet to comment on Sarkozy’s immigration bill.
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http://wsws.org/articles/2006/may2006/fran-m16.shtml
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