“We have reached the limit”: the French justice minister proposed a three-year ban on immigration

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, in an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche, called for a three-year ban on immigration. “We have reached the limit of integration and assimilation,” the politician said.

According to the minister, it is necessary to limit the right to family reunification, including completely eliminating this opportunity for relatives of those who received a residence permit for work. At the same time, he acknowledged that in certain cases such permissions could be important.

Darmanen proposed introducing strict immigration quotas in the future, enshrining the new rules constitutionally. He spoke out in support of a referendum on this issue. “There is no need to be afraid of what the people will say,” the minister said.

Both elections and polls in Western Europe show a significant rise in far-right anti-immigration parties. In 2027, presidential elections will be held in France, and this issue will become one of the main ones in the election campaign.