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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:37 PM Mar 2012

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Nicolas Sarkozy says France has too many foreigners

Source: BBC News

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said there are too many foreigners in France and the system for integrating them is "working more and more badly".

In a TV debate, Mr Sarkozy defended his plan to cut the number of new arrivals in half if he is re-elected next month.

Mr Sarkozy is trailing in the opinion polls behind the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande.

He is also competing for conservative voters with the far-right National Front party led by Marine le Pen.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17280647

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Nicolas Sarkozy says France has too many foreigners (Original Post) dipsydoodle Mar 2012 OP

Like Yo Daddy? izquierdista Mar 2012 #1

No, not at all. KamaAina Mar 2012 #2

That's rich, comming from a guy who has no French blood. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #3

dont forget DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #4

Define "French blood". DavidDvorkin Mar 2012 #6

Sarkozy's mother is French. nt riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #7

Doh, my bad! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #9

I betcha the Gauls were saying the same thing 2300 years ago! sikorsky Mar 2012 #5

Right wingers here think there are too many Frenchmen in France:o) libinnyandia Mar 2012 #8

The famous rightwing lament everywhere. pampango Mar 2012 #10

izquierdista

(11,689 posts)

1. Like Yo Daddy?

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:45 PM

Mar 2012

No irony to see here, just move along.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. No, not at all.

Reply to izquierdista (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:41 PM

Mar 2012

Hungarians are white, remember? What he really meant was that France has too many brown foreigners.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

3. That's rich, comming from a guy who has no French blood.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:59 PM

Mar 2012

He's half Hungarian and half Jewish.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

4. dont forget

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 09:16 PM

Mar 2012

There are french Jews

DavidDvorkin

(19,481 posts)

6. Define "French blood".

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 09:45 PM

Mar 2012

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

7. Sarkozy's mother is French. nt

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 09:48 PM

Mar 2012

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

9. Doh, my bad!

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:27 PM

Mar 2012

sikorsky

(96 posts)

5. I betcha the Gauls were saying the same thing 2300 years ago!

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 09:31 PM

Mar 2012

libinnyandia

(1,374 posts)

8. Right wingers here think there are too many Frenchmen in France:o)

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 PM

Mar 2012

pampango

(24,692 posts)

10. The famous rightwing lament everywhere.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:34 PM

Mar 2012

"He has often made controversial comments on race and immigration issues, sharply dividing opinion in France."

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