Emmanuel Macron has described the left-wing coalition’s manifesto as ‘totally immigrationist’. The Popular Front, which brings together Communists, Greens, Socialists and Anti-Capitalists, was formed at the start of last week to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections.
While there has been the odd divergence on personnel – notably who should be prime minister in the event the left wins the election on 7 July – one issue on which the Popular Front is agreed is immigration: the more the better.
The French left describes immigration as ‘an opportunity’ for the Republic
Its manifesto states that once in power it will establish a maritime rescue agency to help bring migrants across the Mediterranean. It is also committed to extending a ‘dignified welcome’ to all migrants, and to that end it will ‘revise’ Macron’s recent asylum and immigration bill. Under a left-wing government, migrants will receive social support, visas and/or work permits and access to state medical aid.
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