Immigration Law: Yael Brown-Pivet Confident of Possible Agreement

She wanted to calm down a few hours before the fateful meeting. National Assembly President Yael Brown-Pivet said on Sunday she was “confident” that an agreement could be reached between the government and the right on an immigration bill ahead of a joint committee meeting to make a decision. fate of the text.

“I am confident because (…) the discussions continue (…) Today there is a desire for agreement (…) on the part of the government, on the part of the presidential majority and on the part of part of our opposition,” said Yael Braun-Pivet (Renaissance), guest BFMTV.

Without wanting to prejudge the outcome of the CMP, which will gather senators and MPs on Monday, she agreed that “general agreement” would “likely” be reached before then. Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne, who began talks with Lithuania officials on Wednesday, is due to host them again on Sunday evening.

Controversy over social benefits for foreigners

Answering a question about the concessions that the majority is ready to make in relation to the Republic of Latvia, the head of the National Assembly replied that she is “a supporter of compromise” without “compromising (her) values.” She admitted that one point in particular was discussed – social benefits paid to foreigners in the legal situation.

The Senate text plans to require foreigners to prove five years of residency to be able to take advantage of benefits such as individual housing assistance (APL) or family benefits, up from six months currently. A possible compromise would be to reduce this period to three years.

On this occasion, Yael Brown-Pivet recalled that the majority adhered to “a certain balance” and “social justice.” “It’s being discussed,” she said. She also confirmed that she was ready to put an end to the automaticity of land legislation and the fact that young people born in France to foreign parents express their desire to acquire French citizenship in order to obtain it.

“We are in a difficult political moment”, “The National Assembly does not have an absolute majority”, “this is the choice of the French and therefore our role as political leaders is to work with this assembly to try to find a way to be able to act”, finished she.