Macron toughens stance on immigration to avoid losing voters

Yesterday, the French government announced a decision to establish quotas for the number of immigrant workers from outside the European Union. Such a measure is being taken to help provide jobs to unemployed French citizens.

Today, the French authorities also promised to get rid of spontaneous refugee camps in Paris.

In addition, access to health care will be severely restricted for newly arrived refugees.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe explains that such steps are taken in order to reassure voters, who are drawn to their side by far-right political forces