Editorial: Le Monde

• Prime Minister François Bayrou used the term 'feeling of submersion' in the context of migration, associating it with far-right vocabulary.
• Bayrou defended his language and stance, disregarding socialist criticisms and demands to retract his term.
• Despite his polarizing term, Bayrou held a balanced stance during his address, rejecting the rhetoric of fear and xenophobia put forth by the far-right.
• The Prime Minister refused to give in to right and far-right demands for a referendum on immigration.
• He defended labor migration, contradicting the stance of the right and far-right that advocate for zero immigration.
• Despite statistics showing the foreign population in France is not significantly growing, Bayrou hinted he is addressing citizen concerns about immigration.

Conclusion: François Bayrou may gain political mileage from his tough stance on immigration, but at the same time stands to lose his pacifist image and set a dangerous precedent of framing migration using far-right terms.

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