2012-03-11

Sarkozy wants illegal immigration crackdown

Whether he's saying it to take votes from the National Front or he believes it, it's a sign of social mood that it's a major policy proposal in France.

Sarkozy threatens to pull France from Europe visa-free zone
President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened in a key election rally Sunday to pull France out of Europe's 26-nation visa free zone unless the European Union does more to keep out illegal immigrants.

Sarkozy, who this week said France had too many foreigners, made the threat at a mass meeting which he hopes will turn the tide against front-running Socialist Francois Hollande with just 42 days to go before election day.

The so-called Schengen passport-free zone must urgently be overhauled to fight the flow of illegal immigration, said the right-wing leader, returning to a constant theme in his bid for five more years at the Elysee palace.

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