Demographics of France (otherwise an 11.5% increase from 2009 figures). In July 2006, President Sarkozy put into effect a law on immigration based upon the notion of "chosen immigration", which allows immigration into France to a restricted field of employment sectors, notably the hotel and restaurant industries, construction and seasonal employment. The following summer of 2007, Sarkozy amended the law to require the acquisition of the French language as a pre-condition. According to Christophe Bertossi, immigration expert in France's Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI), "there is a dominant trend in the French policy to stem family migration, notably conditioned after the 2007
Salaries of elected offices in France Salaries of elected offices in France In France, all elected positions rerceive salaries based on the civil service index, which was established on 1 July 2010, at 45,617.63 Euros per annum. From 2007 to 2012, the salary of the President of France was established by the National Assembly to €21194,52 per month. It consisted of a basic allowance of €15101.09, a housing allowance of €635.84, and a duty allowance of €5457.59. On May 17, 2012, the new Prime Minister of France Jean-Marc Ayrault presented a decree reducing by 30% the salary of President of the Republic, which now stands at