http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/15/weekly-news-roundup-24/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/15/weekly-news-roundup-24/#comment-440 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:36:35 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/09/15/weekly-news-roundup-24/#comment-440 [...] It’s official: the French Senate has voted in favor of a controversial new law that would introduce genetic testing for would-be migrants that want to be reunited with their families in France. The test would be applied only in cases where authorities were unsure of an existing blood relation. The government had introduced the proposal pointing to twelve other EU countries in which this practice is already being applied. We reported the story in an earlier post, including the public outcry the proposal has caused among migrant support groups, such as SOS Racisme, who had launched a petition against article 5 of an entire package of legal measures to curtail immigration to France. The French parliament had already voted in favor of the proposal, though the Senate has watered down immigration minister, Brice Hortefeux’s original plans. Once the Senate has debated all elements of this new immigration law, it goes back to the conciliation committee, though the government is expected to accept the changes the Senate has made to the article 5 provisions. [...] […] It’s official: the French Senate has voted in favor of a controversial new law that would introduce genetic testing for would-be migrants that want to be reunited with their families in France. The test would be applied only in cases where authorities were unsure of an existing blood relation. The government had introduced the proposal pointing to twelve other EU countries in which this practice is already being applied. We reported the story in an earlier post, including the public outcry the proposal has caused among migrant support groups, such as SOS Racisme, who had launched a petition against article 5 of an entire package of legal measures to curtail immigration to France. The French parliament had already voted in favor of the proposal, though the Senate has watered down immigration minister, Brice Hortefeux’s original plans. Once the Senate has debated all elements of this new immigration law, it goes back to the conciliation committee, though the government is expected to accept the changes the Senate has made to the article 5 provisions. […]

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