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As French Election Looms, Candidates Stake Out Tough Positions on Migrants
PARIS — An out-of-control influx of immigrants. A threat to French identity and stability. A reason to urgently close France’s…
France-U.K. Acrimony Impedes Progress on Channel Crossings
“Migration feeds into this sense that Boris Johnson doesn’t understand his blue-collar political base,” said Matthew Goodwin, a professor of…
Undeterred by Channel’s Perils, Desperate Migrants Still Plan to Cross
CALAIS, France — The lights on the opposite side of the English Channel were visible on Thursday, emboldening Emanuel Malbah,…
27 Migrants Drown Trying to Go From France to U.K. by Boat
PARIS — At least 27 people drowned in frigid waters off the coast of France on Wednesday, after a boat…