figures up despite Emmanuel Macron’s speech
David Montagné, edited by Alexandre Dalifard
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07:42, January 27, 2023
The issue of controlling immigration in France is still complex. According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, the number of asylum seekers is breaking records with 137,000 applications in 2022. In addition, residence permits exploded last year since 320,000 were issued for the first time, c is 17% more in one year.
There are words and there are facts. Despite the promises, France does not succeed in resolving the issue of controlling immigration. The figures from the Ministry of the Interior are eloquent. The number of asylum seekers is breaking records with 137,000 applications filed last year, mainly Afghan, Bangladeshi, Turkish and Georgian nationals. But there are many other lessons to be learned from this official report.
320,000 residence permits issued
Residence permits exploded last year since 320,000 were issued for the first time, that’s 17% more in one year. At the top of the reasons: studies. More than 108,000 foreign students have obtained residence permits. Next comes family immigration, which represents 90,000 applications. Stable figures compared to last year. Finally, economic reasons are up sharply with more than 45%. Regularizations of undocumented migrants are also increasing with more than 34,000 last year, more than 8% more than in 2021.
At the same time, expulsions from the territory have also increased slightly with more than 15,000 last year. On the other hand, it is a third less than in 2019, the reference year. Nearly 24,000 evictions were then ordered.
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