65% of the French would like to block migrants outside Lampedusa with a naval blockade
The migratory situation that has been shaking the small island of Lampedusa in recent days has relaunched the debate in France: to welcome migrants or not? According to a poll "L'Opinion en direct" carried out by Elabe for BFMTV , 65% of French people would be against welcoming migrants on national territory, but also within the European Union, against 34% of favorable opinions.
To this end, 69% of French citizens would have said they would be in favor of the establishment of a naval blockade by the national navies of states affected by the migration crisis such as France, Italy or Greece, according to a CSA poll for CNEW S. Therefore French ( but not their interior minister) are in favor of blocking migrants outside the EU.
In the end, the people are more lucid than the governments, who think they can block access when the migrants are already in the EU, which in practice is almost impossible.
The government, through the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announced on Tuesday that France will not open its doors to migrants from Lampedusa, with the exception of "political refugees".
The two factors why the French would oppose a massive landing of migrants would be the lack of economic means to do so (88%) and the threat to our identity/culture (37%). Favorable opinions, however, cite humanity (90%) and the need for migrants for the economy (31%).
A political and generational choice
The issue of immigration refusal is initially addressed based on political affiliation. At the top of this ranking would be those who voted for Éric Zemmour in the last presidential elections (94% opposition), Marine Le Pen (93%), Valérie Pécresse (85%) and Emmanuel Macron (63%). LFI would be the only party ultra in favor of this arrival with 65% yes, but the other parties would constitute the vast part of political France.
In terms of age, now, once again, the issue is divisive. 56% of young people aged between 18 and 24 would approve of welcoming migrants from Lampedusa to France, while older generations would be against it.
For comparison, the reception of Syrian refugees and migrants in September 2015 was rejected by 47% of the population and by 59% in January 2018. The reception of migrants rescued by the Acquarius ship in June 2018 aroused opposition from the 64% of French.
Opposition to immigration is growing more and more every day in France and involves all borders of the EU.
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