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| | Right of Asylum |
 | | Now, this sacred right, this fundamental freedom, this value of the Republic, is in crisis, deep crisis, according to the very terms of the Commission des lois report. |
 | | All this is destabilizing for the applicants, and hardly conducive to the defence of their rights, since the casual nature of their housing means they are soon lost sight of by OFPRA, the prefectures and social services which need to be able to call them in for interview. |
 | | Breathing new life into the right of asylum means affirming before the world that France continues to live by her values and her traditions, that she remains committed to the principle of justice which should be our guide as we build the new world. |
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