Immigration Bill protest

PARIS - Several thousand protesters staged a new demonstration in Paris yesterday against a controversial immigration Bill, which…

PARIS - Several thousand protesters staged a new demonstration in Paris yesterday against a controversial immigration Bill, which is going through the final parliamentary stage before becoming law.

The protest was over the so called Debre Bill - named after its author, the Interior Minister, Mr Jean Louis Debre - which strengthens measures aimed at clamping down on illegal immigrants.

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