Paris .- The French Interior Minister, Claude Guéant, announced that it is going to reduce the granting of residence permits for new immigrants, a policy tightening so far focused on the fight against illegal immigrants. "I have asked to reduce the number of people admitted for labor migration" to 20,000 per year and "we will continue reducing the number of foreigners coming to France with family reunification" to 15,000 Guéant said in an interview to the magazine "Le Figaro Magazine." About illegal immigrants, recalled that the objective of his Government's drive this year to 28,000, adding that "frankly, I hope we will make." He also noted that asylum France is "more generous than Germany or the UK despite the restrictions provided, although we apply the same international conventions, with more than 10,000 people last year had refugee status.
"If it appears that there are anomalies in our practices, there will be changes," said the minister, who a few days ago, controversy arose from a statement in which he said that there are "French by force of uncontrolled immigration have the impression that there are their home. " In the first eight months of last year, 122,246 permits were issued long-term residence for immigrants to France, 9.7% more than the same period in 2009.
Algerians and Moroccans were again the most numerous. On the other hand, Guéant has instructed the prefects (representatives of the government) to deal with a possible influx of immigrants landed on the island of Lampedusa to the Italian Executive has decided to regularize, Le Figaro revealed today.
On its website, the newspaper became aware of this guideline that emphasizes that "the citizens of third countries carry a residence permit issued by a Member State (EU) can not be in good standing" unless meet five conditions. It is carrying a valid travel document recognized by France, a residence permit, "justify resources" (62 euros per day per person), "not a threat to public order", "failure come in France for more than three months.
" According to police sources quoted by Le Figaro, of the 2,500 illegal immigrants who arrive by boat in Lampedusa and have been checked in France, half have been handed back to Italy. 
"If it appears that there are anomalies in our practices, there will be changes," said the minister, who a few days ago, controversy arose from a statement in which he said that there are "French by force of uncontrolled immigration have the impression that there are their home. " In the first eight months of last year, 122,246 permits were issued long-term residence for immigrants to France, 9.7% more than the same period in 2009.
Algerians and Moroccans were again the most numerous. On the other hand, Guéant has instructed the prefects (representatives of the government) to deal with a possible influx of immigrants landed on the island of Lampedusa to the Italian Executive has decided to regularize, Le Figaro revealed today.
On its website, the newspaper became aware of this guideline that emphasizes that "the citizens of third countries carry a residence permit issued by a Member State (EU) can not be in good standing" unless meet five conditions. It is carrying a valid travel document recognized by France, a residence permit, "justify resources" (62 euros per day per person), "not a threat to public order", "failure come in France for more than three months.
" According to police sources quoted by Le Figaro, of the 2,500 illegal immigrants who arrive by boat in Lampedusa and have been checked in France, half have been handed back to Italy.
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