Dutch Government Collapses Over Immigration Policy

Dutch Government Collapses Over Immigration Policy
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) in Amsterdam on April 12, 2023. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters, File Photo
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AMSTERDAM—The Dutch government collapsed on July 7 after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration, which will trigger new elections in the fall.

The crisis was triggered by a push by Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative VVD party to limit the flow of illegal immigrants to the Netherlands, which two of his four-party government coalition refused to support.