Posted by Tina
The world has been turned upside down. First we were outsmarted by our Canadian neighbors and now the French are leading the way! The Canadians got smart about taxes and spending…now the French are proposing very strict immigration laws:
Foreigners seeking French nationality face tougher requirements as of January 1, when new rules drawn up by Interior Minister Claude Guant come into force.
Candidates will be tested on French culture and history, and will have to prove their French language skills are equivalent to those of a 15-year-old mother tongue speaker. They will also be required to sign a new charter establishing their rights and responsibilities.“Becoming French is not a mere administrative step. It is a decision that requires a lot of thought”, reads the charter, drafted by France’s High Council for Integration (HCI). In a more obscure passage, the charter suggests that by taking on French citizenship, “applicants will no longer be able to claim allegiance to another country while on French soil”, although dual nationality will still be allowed.
Guant, a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party, described the process as “a solemn occasion between the host nation and the applicant”, adding that migrants should be integrated through language and “an adherence to the principals, values and symbols of our democracy”. He stressed the importance of the secular state and equality between women and men: rhetoric perceived largely as a snipe at Muslim applicants, who make up the majority of the 100,000 new French citizens admitted each year.
A snipe? Please! This policy demonstrates a return of common sense with respect to immigration! Americans should take a lesson; assimilation is necessary if we are to preserve the things that make us uniquely American, including the Constitution!
“…the safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of citizens from foreign bias and prejudice; and on the love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely connected with birth, education, and family.” – Alexander Hamilton
Meanwhile, Obama has just set up a new immigration hotline, not for immigrants per se, but specifically for illegal aliens who want to complain about their treatment by the athorities.
OMG….how could America re-elect this guy?
It was probably a mistake to think that a request (or demand) from a single constituent would translate into immigration law that was “up to snuff”…it must have been a very disappointing experience, Q!
Although there is a slight chance that cynicism and condescension would create a better result, I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one either.
But thanks for sharing!
Soaps you’re on top of the story. Our readers can find it here:
http://dailycaller.com/2011/12/29/obama-administration-launches-hotline-to-help-illegals-detained-by-states/
This is an outrageous move against the states that are attempting to enforce, rather than ignore, federal laws.
Soaps: “Meanwhile, Obama has just set up a new immigration hotline, not for immigrants per se, but specifically for illegal aliens who want to complain about their treatment by the athorities.”
All that apparent sympathy means little from a president whose administration has deported more illegal immigrants than any other in history. Obama’s immigration strategy is completely two-faced, and it hasn’t exactly worked; he was trying to convince liberals to believe the lie that he was soft on immigration, but unfortunately for him, only conservatives have been gullible enough to believe that.
Jack: “OMG….how could America re-elect this guy?”
Because Americans are going to look at the competition in November and think, “Yeesh, this guy is even worse!”
Chris, did you ever explain how if liberalism and democrats in general are so great why California is flat broke and virtually every measurable area of our state society is failing apart?
Jack, I really don’t understand the point of your question or how it’s related to this topic or anything I’ve written. I also can’t see how you could have read my last comment and thought, “Wow, this guy thinks democrats in general are so great!”
The point of my question should be quite clear. Chris this goes back to an earlier article, but the main reason I put it up here is because you have this strong bias towards liberalism and you are constantly championing liberal issues and beliefs while castigating anything remotely conservative…I am talking to Chris S aren’t I?
Q: “An even bigger mistake is to absolve the Republicans for the share in what you are complaining about.”
Sorry Quentin but your assumption is wrong. You assume I don’t hold my party accountable because I support republicans over democrats and because I blog on PS against the party IDEAS that I believe are most repsonsible for the mess we are in. As I have stated before, these are the only two parties with enough power in Congress to effect change…the smart thing in my mind is to pick one and work within it to pressure toward what I personally believe to be the right course. I choose to support the Republican Party and it’s candidates in most cases, because their positions more closely align with my own. My party of choice has disappointed me often. But then, I don’t expect I will always get what I want or that my elected officials won’t disappoint me BECAUSE I understand the process. The founders intended the process to be difficult. The founders understood that human beings are fallable. We have also now strayed far enough from first principles that the job of effecting the kind of change I want is even more difficult.
You claim to be a classic liberal and against both parties my experience of your comments here tells me you align more often with progressive democrats, or at least fail to acknowledge any distaste for liberal/progressive positions. On one occassion you professed to “hate” Obama. I thought the sudden declaration a little over the top. A defensive declaration at best and hardly indicative of your usual invective. But then, most of the time, you don’t add to the conversation so much as spend time berating me, something that continues to mystify…how is it that I get so far under your skin? Do you think so little of our readers that you assume I have some power over them? Do you think it your job to personally “transform” me into your ideal blogger. Gee Q, that would make me YOU wouldn’t it? We give you every opportunity here to state your own positions and ideas.
Lighten up dude…I continue to be convinced that you have a contribution to make to this blog. I suggest you shift your focus away from me and toward the subject at hand…share your thoughts and opinions. What, for instance, do YOU think of France’s decision? What do YOU think should be done about our immigration problem? Our readers are no doubt curious! I know I am.
Jack, if you want an answer just take most of Tina’s first paragraph from her last comment and change the words “Republican” and “Conservative” to “Democrat” and “Liberal.”
Chris: “All that apparent sympathy means little from a president whose administration has deported more illegal immigrants than any other in history.”
Information about Obamas immigration/deportation record:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/obamas-lousy-immigration-record/2011/03/29/AFhMFbxG_blog.html
The chart referred to can be found here:
http://www.cq.com/graphics/weekly/2011/03/07/wr20110307-10immigration-cht.pdf
It stands to reason that there would be more deportations with more boots on the ground. Lo and behold…an explanation:
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-10-19/politics/politics_deportation-record_1_ice-director-john-morton-undocumented-immigrants-criminal-alien-program?_s=PM:POLITICS
Thanks Chris…. : (
You might want to consider broadening you horizons, news-wise … huge stink raised here.
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/13/143638236/immigration-detainees-seek-prison-rape-protection
Apparently it’s endemic, especially in these privately run facilities in Texas (wouldn’ ya know). Anyway, the hotline is a sop … promoted since Homeland Security got caught trying to regulate themselves an exemption to the Prison Rape Prevention Act of 2003 (and can you believe such a law had to be enacted ?????).
Anyhoo, the whole thing is shameful.
No rebuttal?
Well, that’s something, anyway.