The right to asylum is no longer sacred to the majority of French people.
61 per cent of citizens want to restrict the right to asylum, according to a recent poll. Young people and the elderly support it, and the right sees it as a priority.
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In recent weeks, several polls have revealed a deep unease in France: 69% of the French want to ban the Islamic veil in public spaces, and Almost half believe the country could end up in a civil war. for multiculturalism. Now, a new survey by the CSA institute for Chinese News, Europe 1 i The Sunday Journal Put another piece in this puzzle: The French 61% wants to restrict the right of asylum.. What was once seen as a moral duty and an international obligation is now increasingly perceived as an open door to instability.
A rejection that transcends ages and sexes
Support for restricting the right to asylum does not come from a single social or political group. On the contrary, the survey reveals that this stance is widely shared among men and women, and includes both younger and older people. Only one specific segment of the population shows more marked opposition. These are the main data:
- Men and women62% and 61% in favour of limiting asylum.
- Young people up to 24 years old and overo50 years old: 62% and 63% in favour.
- Adults aged 25 to 49only a 41% in favour (the most reluctant).
Deep political fracture over the right to asylum
Beyond age or gender, one's stance on the right to asylum shows a clear division according to political affiliation. The left–right axis shows very stark differences, and only the presidential centre appears split between the two stances. These are the main figures from right to left:
- National Rally and The Republicans: 85% wants to restrict the right to asylum.
- Socialist Party (PS)591 to 3 against restricting.
- La France Insoumise (LFI)56% against the restriction.
- Europe Écologie – The Greens (EELV): 72% against restricting the right.
This distribution confirms what many had already suspected: the French right has made opposition to asylum a central cause, while the left maintains its commitment to defending human rights. In the meantime, the political centre reflects the country's social fracture.
Europe changes its tone and France leads the way
This shift in French public opinion cannot be understood in isolation. It comes at a time when the European Union is redefining its approach to asylum and migration. This very week, the European Commission has classified seven states as “safe countries” — Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia. This means that citizens of these countries will find it much more difficult to access international protection, as they are not considered to be at sufficient risk.
Meanwhile, the figures only serve to heighten the tension. In February 2025 alone, France received more than 13,000 asylum applications., a record figure that fuels the perception of being overwhelmed and out of control. In this context, the desire to restrict asylum is not merely an opinion: it is a political response to a sense of saturation that is spreading across the continent.
Survey carried out on 17 and 18 April using a self-administered online questionnaire, on a nationally representative sample of 1,000 people aged over 18, using the quota method.
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