The far-right National Rally party and the left-wing New Popular Front are focusing on a cost-of-living crisis to woo voters, but their plans risk worsening France’s soaring deficit.
Category: Immigration and Emigration
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Get Ready for the Debate Like an Economics Pro
What you need to know about the economy before Thursday’s showdown between President Biden and Donald J. Trump.
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French Business Leaders See Threat to Economy From Macron’s Opponents
Executives challenged the anti-immigration policies of the far-right candidate Jordan Bardella and spending plans by a left-wing coalition at a packed gathering in Paris.
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‘Hummingbirds’ Review: Two Friends’ Summer Along the Border
The young directors Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía (Beba) Contreras stargaze, watch fireworks and discuss their lives in this documentary filmed in Laredo, Texas.
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Outage Causes Delays at U.K. Airports’ Immigration Checkpoints
Airport officials said that a system outage affecting the Border Force’s immigration gates was causing long waits for passengers arriving in Britain.
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The Fed Is Eyeing the Job Market, but It’s Difficult to Read
Fed officials are watching labor trends as they contemplate when to cut rates. But different measures are telling different stories.
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Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S.
A wave of rapid immigration is taxing local resources around the country and drawing political ire. But it might leave America’s economy better off.
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Academy Museum to Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History After All
The museum was criticized earlier for failing to acknowledge the contributions of the Jewish pioneers who helped establish the American film studio system.
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Mainland Chinese Flocked to Hong Kong’s Top Talent Visa
The city created a visa to lure professionals from around the world. Most of the takers were Chinese seeking better jobs, better schools and greater freedom.
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Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
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Economic Dividend of Immigration Faces Legal and Logistical Hurdles
Immigrants aided the pandemic recovery and may be crucial to future needs. The challenge is processing newcomers and getting them where the jobs are.
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In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated feature “Io Capitano” dramatizes the harrowing journeys made by thousands of Africans each month looking for a better life in Europe.