http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-01/07/article06.shtml
Hadi Yahmid
"A cohort of French human rights groups have branded as 'racist' the new immigration draft law, saying it was a black stain on the country. 'The proposed bill is a blatant violation of immigrants' rights and is based on a selective racist approach,' eight rights groups led by the French League for Human Rights (LFRH) said in a joint statement, a copy of which was e-mailed to IslamOnline.net on Saturday, January 7.
The new measure, which was put forward by Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and is expected to be debated by parliament soon, calls for placing new restrictions on foreign workers, students and those who want to join their families in France.
It requires immigrants to master the French language and foreign workers to prove that they have fixed salaries.
According to the bill, illegal immigrants will automatically never be able to acquire a 10 year residence permit."
