The Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud, announced Tuesday on BFMTV / RMC the creation of "quotas" of professional immigrants. They should be in place by the summer, after "three or four months of methodology" with social partners and regions. An immigration that represents about 33,000 people a year.

"Quotas" or "quantified objectives" of "professional" immigrants will be set each year, as early as next summer, so that "France recruits" according to his work needs, confirmed Tuesday the Minister of Labor Muriel Penicaud, on BFMTV / RMC. "The idea is to have quantified objectives, or quotas, it is a question of semantics," she said on the eve of official announcements on immigration by Prime Minister Edward Philippe.

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"Three or four months of methodology"

The list will be fixed "next summer, we have for three or four months of methodology," said Pénicaud. And the quotas will also be put in place "next summer". "We will review this list every year (...) We start in a few weeks with the social partners and the regions.The Dares and Pôle emploi will work to analyze all trades in tension (...) We check that all Training efforts have been made to allow our job seekers to take these jobs and then the refugees (...), we will determine the number of people by occupation and by territory, "she said.

For the list, in addition to Pôle emploi, the government "will work with the social partners and the regions". This immigration is "quite modest in numbers," acknowledged the minister, noting that it was 33,000 people a year. Quotas will not be set according to the country of origin ensures the minister. The "professional" immigrant will have "a work visa for a fixed term and a specific job".