France sets purge quotas for illegal immigrants
Brice Hortefeux, who heads the newly created Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development, said a monthly quota would also be set for ferreting out those employed illegally.
In a meeting with security officials Monday, Hortefeux reiterated President Nicolas Sarkozy's goal of 25,000 expulsions by the end of 2007, and set a year-end goal of 125,000 arrests for illegal entry or illegal residence.
Prime Minister Francois Fillon said France will be extremely firm and "will ensure laws are applied,"
Hortefeux also insisted on the need to develop a system of paying undocumented immigrants to voluntarily return home.