French President Francois
Hollande on Tuesday rejected quotas for migrants but said he
agreed with the need to "distribute" asylum seekers around
Europe.
"One must distinguish between immigrants arriving for
economic reasons, who can't stay, and refugees who are entitled
to political asylum, for whom European law must apply", he said.
Policies to restrict numbers of people coming in search of
a livelihood are needed in a Europe without borders, and in
countries that do not have enough employment, added Hollande.
"These people are sent back," he said.
"We can not talk of quotas for them. There are no quotas of
migrants," coming in for work.
In contrast, refugees with the right to asylum must all be
considered "also here there is no quota," said Hollande.
"There are people who are eligible and people who are not
entitled".
Hollande added that France and Germany "speak with
one voice" on the issue.
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