Robert Bandanza
September 19th, 2006, 12:00 PM
France to amnesty 7,000 immigrant families
PARIS, Sept 18, 2006 (AFP) - French authorities Monday announced an amnesty for 7,000 illegal immigrants with school-age children after a high-profile campaign to block their deportation, but ruled out a blanket amnesty for tens of thousands more.
The figure fell far short of meeting demands of campaigners, who dismissed it as a token gesture and vowed to fight on against plans to expel thousands of families under a toughening of French immigration policy.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said 6,924 adults — out of 30,000 who applied for the exceptional measure — would be allowed to remain in France with their children, in an interview to be broadcast on France 2 television.
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=33173
PARIS, Sept 18, 2006 (AFP) - French authorities Monday announced an amnesty for 7,000 illegal immigrants with school-age children after a high-profile campaign to block their deportation, but ruled out a blanket amnesty for tens of thousands more.
The figure fell far short of meeting demands of campaigners, who dismissed it as a token gesture and vowed to fight on against plans to expel thousands of families under a toughening of French immigration policy.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said 6,924 adults — out of 30,000 who applied for the exceptional measure — would be allowed to remain in France with their children, in an interview to be broadcast on France 2 television.
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=33173