French lawmakers approved a controversial bill that would institute language and DNA testing for prospective immigrants, hoping to join family members in France. Socialist and Communist party members oppose the bill, citing that it would encourage institutionalizing xenophobia. The bill is part of an overarching plan by Conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy to implement widespread…
Thousands of people protested France’s new DNA law, requiring testing for foreigners wishing to join their families. Organizers estimated 3,000 people attended the Paris march, while police put the figure at closer to 1,500. Smaller rallies were held in Marseille, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Nantes, Rennes, and Dijon.
A concert organized by the group SOS Racisme sought to denounce the new law authorizing DNA tests for immigrants wanting to join their families in France. The concert brought together ordinary citizens with well-known personalities from politics, film, and the stage under a united effort to condemn the law.
Fadela Amara, a daughter of Algerian migrants, rises as an outspoken, leftist minister of urban affairs in France amidst Nicolas Sarkozy’s controversial comments and proposals relating to immigrants in France. Citing that exploitation is rife, Amara is fighting the proposal to legitimize a French citizenry by requiring immigrants to submit to DNA tests in order…
A new museum in Paris opened this week, celebrating the role of immigration in French history. Hailed by some as France’s “Ellis Island,” the museum opens amidst a controversial proposal by President Nicolas Sarkozy to introduce DNA tests for those seeking immigration to join relatives in France.
