(AFP) French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe vowed Wednesday to “take back control” of the country’s migration flows by imposing quotas on certain categories of skilled migrants and cutting back benefits available to asylum seekers.
President Emmanuel Macron has for months been talking up a tougher approach to immigration, arguing that France must end its “lax” approach to prevent voters from drifting to the far right.
But he has also expressed support for facilitating more skilled migration in sectors where French businesses are struggling to fill jobs.
“We want to take back control of our migration policy,” Philippe said at a press conference, unveiling a series of measures which he said aimed to strengthen France’s “sovereignty.”
