President Trump says, "France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country." 🇫🇷
France issued 384,000 residence permits last year alone, on top of decades of large-scale immigration that successive French governments have acknowledged straining public services, housing, and schools — the very things the protesters are now furious about. Overcrowded classrooms with 35 students and not enough chairs do not happen in a vacuum; they happen when population growth outpaces infrastructure investment, and immigration is one of the largest drivers of that growth in French urban areas.
France issued 384,000 residence permits last year alone, on top of decades of large-scale immigration that successive French governments have acknowledged straining public services, housing, and schools — the very things the protesters are now furious about. Overcrowded classrooms with 35 students and not enough chairs do not happen in a vacuum; they happen when population growth outpaces infrastructure investment, and immigration is one of the largest drivers of that growth in French urban areas.