(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said France “cannot host everyone,” intensifying his tough rhetoric on immigration.
Macron had last week signalled a tougher line on immigration in the second half of his mandate, arguing the government must stop voters drifting to the far-right.
“France cannot host everyone if it wants to host people well,” Macron told Europe 1 in an interview from the United Nations in New York where he is attending the annual General Assembly.
Macron noted France had seen a sharp increase in the numbers of people asking for asylum since the 2017 presidential election and said much tighter European cooperation was needed.
“There is not enough cooperation in Europe and we need to look at this migratory phenomenon and take decisions,” he said.
