What an appropriate gesture by France!

[tblue37]

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France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship, including cleaners and shop workers.

[FM123]

1. Wow. Now that is how a grateful nation shows its appreciation.

"Health professionals, cleaning ladies, childcare workers, checkout staff: They all proved their commitment to the nation, and it is now the turn of the republic to take a step towards them."

[niyad]

2. That is what civilized people do.

[malaise]

26. THIS although you have to ask why many of them

were not granted citizenship before this.
Happy Holidays Niyad

[niyad]

28. And to you as well, malaise. The Wheel turns, one hopes, to a much better year.

[sheshe2]

3. This is beautiful and the right thing to do.

France is leading the way. These men and women are heroes on the front line. They are keeping us safe.

Trump pardons and awards zeros. Murderers, terrorist, traitors. Trump cages immigrants while France awards them citizenship for being on the front line and fighting for every person in France.



See the difference?

[tblue37]

5. Trump also deports undocumented immigrants who have served in our military for the promise

of citizenship.

[sheshe2]

7. Ah.

Okay

Promises promises.

[tblue37]

8. That should have said "deports," but autocorrect got me.

[sheshe2]

9. Thanks 😊

[Hestia]

21. Bush started that after soldiers were released from Iraq and/or Afghanistan

Most were from Mexico

[sheshe2]

4. Thank you tblue.

[Totally Tunsie]

6. Well done, France.

[soothsayer]

10. Righteous

[world wide wally]

11. It would be nice of our country did things we could be proud of again

[questionseverything]

23. We will again soon

[Marie Marie]

12. Kind, humane and grateful. Didn't we used be all of that? Sigh.

[Joinfortmill]

13. U.S. should do this.

[Ilsa]

14. We should do this, and also remember to thank

workers of all kinds for their service.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. This country used to do something similar

My grandfather emigrated to the U.S. from Poland at 18. They made him a citizen and sent him to France to fight for this country in WWI. He was very proud to be an American.

[tblue37]

16. See my post #5 above.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Good Grief!

I never met my grandfather, he died at 52, long before I was born. But he returned from the war, worked hard and eventually started his own business, a neighborhood grocery that took care of their customers during WWII and rationing. He always made sure that everyone got something. And he and my grandmother raised 2 daughters who went on to college. My mother was very smart, got a full scholarship. She said she was the first in her family to go and her Dad was so proud - and he cried.

[calimary]

17. Now THAT'S a good idea!

[thucythucy]

19. Appropriate and also magnificant.

I'm hoping Biden will have the authority to do this by executive order, and if so that he will do it as soon as he takes office.

[lagomorph777]

20. The French are famous for their gestures; I imagine Macron aims a few at Trump.

[DFW]

39. Definitely.

It'll go right above the heads of Republicans, but Europeans will get it immediately.

[C Moon]

22. Oh, I thought they were going to lend us a guillotine.

[questionseverything]

24. Fingers crossed

[bluecollar2]

30. Has anyone asked the French if it is available on loan

Asking for a friend....

[electric_blue68]

25. Truly a wonderful 💖 returned gesture for their...

Frontline workers.

[ancianita]

27. Proud to be half French today. Vive la France!

[sarge43]

29. On the practical side and France does practical,

those workers now will be among France's most committed citizens.

[Uncle Joe]

31. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread tblue.

[tblue37]

33. You're welcome!

[iluvtennis]

32. Love It - Thank you France. nt

[birdographer]

34. Wonderful!

But then again, they have a human being as a leader.

[argyl]

35. These people so richly deserve it.

That's the way it should be done. And to the fine people of France, your good friends from across the Atlantic will be back as of Jan. 20th, 2021.

[Ligyron]

36. If Trump somehow won, I'd gladly clean toilets.

If they’d have considered letting me immigrate. I’m half serious too.

[dlk]

37. Americans could take a lesson

That we don’t speaks to the values of our leaders.

[dlk]

38. Americans could take a lesson

That we don’t speaks to the values of our leaders.

[bdamomma]

40. Everyone

is moving on but not us.

[BobTheSubgenius]

41. Oh, man! That IS amazing!!!