On RTL Thursday, Marine Le Pen was notably questioned on the issue of immigration, very present in the debate at the start of the presidential campaign.
The National Rally candidate said that in the UK, "stopping immigration" has resulted in a wage hike of 8.8%.
Words refuted by several Internet users.
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“There was a consequence to the cessation of immigration, particularly illegal immigration, in Great Britain, it is an 8.8% increase in wages.
Marine Le Pen, presidential candidate in 2022, cited the example of the United Kingdom to support its proposals against immigration, Thursday on RTL.
Comments that she herself shared on Twitter following her intervention.
His interlocutor, the journalist François Lenglet, specializing in economics, immediately relativized the words of the candidate of the National Rally: “Concomitance, is not consequence.
Wages are also increasing […] in Germany.
And in the UK there is much higher inflation.
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📹 "The consequence of stopping immigration, particularly illegal immigration, in Great Britain is an 8.8% increase in wages. Immigration serves to reduce wages!"
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- Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) October 14, 2021
In the comments, Marine Le Pen received the support of many far-right supporters.
But for his opponents, this is a lie.
“Salaries are also increasing in all other European countries !!!
So it has nothing to do, it's cyclical ... "Some Internet users are more mocking:" It is above all that no one wanted to do the work of immigrants at the same price.
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Are the data provided by Marine Le Pen accurate?
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According to a recent report by the Wales-based National Statistics Office (ONS), wages for all Britons have actually increased by 8.8% in 2021. However, Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski, specialist researcher in economic issues related to international migration, explained to
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that the words of Marine Le Pen are "erroneous".
First of all, the notion of “stopping immigration” in Grance-Bretagne is contradicted by the facts. “If you look at the latest figures, in June 2021, the UK issued 172,000 work visas - up 19% from June 2020 - as well as 216,000 visas and permits granted for family reasons. We are far from stopping immigration in Great Britain. This is despite the departure of some 200,000 European citizens from the United Kingdom due to Brexit.
As for illegal immigration - for which there are no precise statistics - the trend is also increasing, if we are to believe the recent figures communicated.
"The Home Office said on Sunday [September 26, 2021] that 669 people had crossed the Channel with 22 boats," the BBC reported last month.
“So far at least 17,063 people have crossed in small boats in 2021, up from just over 8,460 last year.
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No link between immigration and salary levels
Regarding the “wages” aspect of Marine Le Pen's statement, Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski stresses that there is “no consensus in migration economics on the fact that immigration would have a negative impact on the fall in wages. A rise in wages could also be explained by an infinite number of other economic shocks ”.
Several other reasons may explain the increase in wages observed across the Channel, namely the lifting of health restrictions, as the ONS explains: “The net impact of recent job losses [linked to Covid-19] is '' increase the estimate of the average salary.
In addition, there has been a shortage of manpower in the UK for several months, and many positions remain vacant.
The Guardian
noted in August that some companies are ready to offer large sums to tempt candidates.
A situation which also contributes to the increase in wages.
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