In Nîmes, nearly 800 people responded to the march for freedom, equality, fraternity and against the immigration law

Nearly 800 people responded to the call to demonstrate this Sunday, January 21 against the immigration law. Y.B.

Young migrants expressed their hopes for a better life in front of Carré d’Art. Y.B.

En tête de cortège ce dimanche 21 janvier, à Nîmes, des élus de gauche, des syndicalistes aussi. Y. B.

116 personnalités gardoises ont appelé ce dimanche 21 janvier à participer à Nîmes à la marche pour la liberté, l'égalité et la fraternité ainsi que pour demander le retrait de la loi immigration 

Nearly 800 people responded, this Sunday, January 21, at the end of the morning, to the call to participate in the march, from Carré d'Art to the prefecture, for freedom, equality, fraternity and to demand the withdrawal of the immigration law. 116 Gard personalities from associative, union and political circles had positioned themselves in recent days against the asylum and immigration law.

On the steps of Carré d'art, an actor read part of the national message to recall the great concern about the consequences of such a law  : "It torpedoes the supporting pillars of our republican pact, inherited from the National Council of the Resistance. It attacks land law as much as the fundamental rights proclaimed by the Constitution. In doing so, all of us, French as well as foreigners, find ourselves threatened.

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In the audience, young migrants listen attentively during this time, holding signs on which they express their desire to find a job, to be trained for employment. #39;school. Many left-wing elected officials also took their places in the procession, but also associations which are not used to responding to the call to demonstrate in the image of Catholic Relief. Individuals also insisted on walking. Some are relying on the Constitutional Council which will examine this asylum and immigration law on Thursday January 25.

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