French President Emmanuel Macron Tells Moroccan Asylum Seeker: “You Are Not in Danger, Go Back to Morocco”

French President Emmanuel Macron told this Moroccan Asylum Seeker to "go back to Morocco" pic.twitter.com/uVwT3Nng0V

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) November 27, 2017

Emmanuel Macron: If you are not in danger you should go back to your country. You are not in danger in Morocco. I cannot give French papers to everyone who does not have them. Otherwise how do I deal with all the people who are already here and cannot find work. You see, so we have to protect the vulnerable people who are unsafe in their home country. 

Here's some more of what he said in context from Morocco World News: 

“I can not lie to you: In France, we will protect all people who are in the asylum and who are not safe in their country. But we can not accommodate everyone who comes with working or student visas and who stay after. To be completely frank, you have to go back to your country,” he advised. 

Faced with the disapproval of the young woman, whose parents are sick and currently in France, Macron concluded that “if they are here [the parents], we will treat them. This is how justice works in France, and it is already very generous as you can imagine.” 

However, justifying his stricter immigration policy, Macron quoted the famous words of former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard in 1989: “We take our share, but we can not welcome all the misery of the world,” he said.

Emmanuel Macron : "Je ne peux pas donner des papiers à tous les gens qui n'en n'ont pas" pic.twitter.com/Zflw28iuaU

— CNEWS (@CNEWS) November 21, 2017

An Anonymous commenter adds:

Using that logic, every Muslim asylum seeker who lands successfully in France yet seeks to 'holiday' or 'vacation' in their native country should be permitted to leave but not return as such travel indicates that all is well and safe in their country of origin.