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French security measures popular but unconstitutional

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New security measures proposed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his continuing bid to fight insecurity have been welcomed by French people. However, some of the measures which include the withdrawal of French citizenship for people of foreign origin who commit certain crimes are unconstitutional.

A mother tends to her children inside an illegal camp of Roma in Indre, near Nantes in western France
A mother tends to her children inside an illegal camp of Roma in Indre, near Nantes in western France Reuters
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