By Zoe Hall
The Contemporary French Committee spent a majority of this afternoon’s session discussing the immigration crisis, trying to come up with the broadest solution to address the multi-faceted toll the influx of non-citizens has taken on France’s infrastructure. While many delegates emphasized the economic aspects of France that have deteriorated over the period of increase of immigration, others stressed that a more humanitarian lens is essential when dealing with the lives of those seeking asylum.
One directive proposed during the session, titled “Green Transport”, passed without objection. The Green Transport directive contains solutions to the economic recession by funneling new jobs into the economy, creating better transportation, and expanding the work week by five hours. Although not directly addressing many of France’s crises, this directive provides France with a substantial foundation for more direct resolutions to follow.
Unfortunately, the path to resolution has not yet been cleared. A substantial tax reduction proposed in order to relieve some social tensions arising from the crisis was immediately shut down. A memorial proposal to honor the lives lost in the 2015 terrorist attacks also failed. The National Front Party, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the President of the IMF allocated plenty of time to debate the pros and cons of immigration without allowing for time to propose cross-ideological directives. There is still much to be done to alleviate the situation of Syria’s refugees seeking asylum in the EU, but one thing is clear: France is not willing to help out at the expense of their own people.
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