But the president's anti-immigrant stance, aimed at securing him votes from the extreme-right Front National, is not so much about newcomers.
This protectionist stance – aimed, above all, at protecting citizens from excessive corporate and state intrusion – is increasingly at odds with the "grab everything" mentality of contemporary capitalism.
Such a stance aims to make Hadi a client of a new Houthi-led power base, which had been flexing its muscles ever since rebels rode into Sana'a last September demanding a greater say in how the state is run.
A new app called Stance aims to help.
I check my stance, aim and swing gently to hit the ball one last time.
Mr. Castelli denied suggestions that Italy's stance was aimed at protecting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's business interests.
Critics, however, say that Crack's stance is aimed not at helping children but at selective breeding.
Much of Mr. Trichet's anti-inflation stance seems aimed at mollifying Germany's anxiety over the bank's bond purchases.
He has his own post-race pose, where he crouches in a sprinter's stance and aims his hands to the sky, and he'll routinely look up at the video board to watch himself finish races.
The prime minister said companies protected jobs when they successfully restructured their businesses in line with prevailing economic conditions – and the government's hands-off stance was aimed at maximising jobs in the long term.
