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France's Macron vows to crackdown on illegal immigration to counter growing 'terrorist threat'
Fox News ^ | By Hollie McKay |

Posted on 11/05/2020 4:26:31 PM PST by BenLurkin

France's President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Thursday to shore up border control measures and crackdown on illegal immigration as part of the country's overall strategy to combat the ascending "terrorist threat."

"We see very clearly that terrorist actions can actually be led by some people who use migratory flows to threaten our territory," he said during a visit to the border with adjoining Spain. "So, we must reinforce our controls for reasons of national security."

The number of border police will be increased from 2,400 to 4,800.

Macron's pledge to tighten immigration and stamp out terrorism also come at a time when some in the Muslim world have condemned him for allowing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad and of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Turkish leader who joined calls this week to boycott French products in response to Macron's statement that Islam was a religion "in crisis" globally, stating that the French president needed mental treatment over his views on Islam

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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; illegalimmigration; macron; musliminvasion
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1 posted on 11/05/2020 4:26:31 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Too late. They already let the camel’s nose under the tent.


2 posted on 11/05/2020 4:29:22 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is he nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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To: BenLurkin

It is too late.......the horse is out and down the road. The French could never have been long lived gun fighters in the early west.


3 posted on 11/05/2020 4:30:10 PM PST by Enten (I don't have islamophobia...I do have islamonausea)
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To: BenLurkin

In other news, farmer announces he will close barn door in response to horse escaping.


4 posted on 11/05/2020 4:30:25 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe he can get a good deal on some wall/fence segments from Biden....


5 posted on 11/05/2020 4:31:31 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: BenLurkin

What a joke this boy toy is. You reap what you sow.


6 posted on 11/05/2020 4:31:37 PM PST by carikadon (Don't mess with Texas)
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To: BenLurkin

Huh.


7 posted on 11/05/2020 4:31:52 PM PST by trublu
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To: stars & stripes forever

And toes.


8 posted on 11/05/2020 4:31:52 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: BenLurkin

So let me get this right - a cheese-eating surrender monkey who married his mother wants to tighten up his country’s border conrols, while the American Communist Party and a gaggle of hairy-legged anarchists want to tear down our walls and let everyone in. Got it.


9 posted on 11/05/2020 4:32:33 PM PST by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: BenLurkin

Too little too late.


10 posted on 11/05/2020 4:34:27 PM PST by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: BenLurkin

IIRC, he was among many who sanctimoniously lectured about Trump and his alleged bigotry not too long ago.


11 posted on 11/05/2020 4:38:18 PM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: BenLurkin
Yeah right! 😀
12 posted on 11/05/2020 4:38:26 PM PST by dougherty (I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. - Michelangelo)
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To: BenLurkin

This is the same fool who shortly after Notre Dame was burned,stated that the rebuilt structure should include a Muslim minaret in deference to France’s new realities.Forget France. Its hopeless. Never again should American blood or treasure be sacrificed on its behalf.


13 posted on 11/05/2020 4:39:21 PM PST by allendale
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To: BenLurkin

Bit late, chief.


14 posted on 11/05/2020 4:41:18 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.l)
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To: BenLurkin

Marion Maréchal will be a better leader of France.


15 posted on 11/05/2020 4:46:24 PM PST by Arcadian Empire
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To: BenLurkin

When is he up for “election”?


16 posted on 11/05/2020 4:47:22 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

2022.


17 posted on 11/05/2020 4:54:44 PM PST by missycocopuffs
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To: BenLurkin

This has been going on since the 80, you remember the bataclan massacre you dipwad?


18 posted on 11/05/2020 5:03:12 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: BenLurkin

He’s just now cracking down on illegal immigration??? Yyyeahhh. The laddie doth decide too late, methinks.


19 posted on 11/05/2020 5:12:05 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Texas Eagle

Make France Great Again Again Again.


20 posted on 11/05/2020 5:24:15 PM PST by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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