Jordan Bardella, France’s Political Rock Star, Has an Immigration Plan That Could Be a Memo to Washington

The National Rally wants to crack down on illegal immigration, a message resonating with French voters ahead of Sunday’s vote.

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The president of the conservative party Les Republicains, Eric Ciotti, left, and the National Rally party president, Jordan Bardella, right, on June 20, 2024 at Paris. AP/Thibault Camus, file

They did it once — could  they do it again? Without backup from the French the Battle of Yorktown might not have resulted in a British surrender in the fall of 1781. As America faces a migration crisis along its long southern border without precedent, might it be time to canvass our Gallic cousins for some fresh ideas?

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