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January 26, 2024

French Court Throws Out Large Parts of Hard-Line Anti-Immigrant Bill
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France's top court ruled that large parts of a new, highly contested
immigration bill were unconstitutional. The court threw out nearly half
of the 80 measures in the legislation, including restrictions on access
to welfare benefits for noncitizens and the denial of citizenship for
children born in France. Immigrant rights activists and their allies
took to the streets to welcome the move and vowed to keep fighting.

Mariama Sidibe: "We are asking to be equal with others. We are simple.
And it's simple, what we're asking for. We want residency. We want to
live with dignity in this country. The French are leaving here. They're
going to our countries. We want freedom. That's it. Freedom, equality,
fraternity."



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