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France & Immigration

France & Immigration. French as the Official Language. map. http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2007/07/french-speaking-countries.html. Demographics. CIA World Factbook, 2010. Paris is always a good idea - The movie "Sabrina".

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France & Immigration

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  1. France & Immigration

  2. French as the Official Language • map http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2007/07/french-speaking-countries.html

  3. Demographics CIA World Factbook, 2010

  4. Paris is always a good idea - The movie "Sabrina" I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.-Michel de Montaigne If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.- Ernest Hemingway In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, and in Australia you have to explain what a writer is."-Geoffrey Cottrell

  5. America is my country and Paris is my hometown - Gertrude Stein I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely.-Josephine Baker The Frenchman is first and foremost a man. He is likeable often just because of his weaknesses, which are always thoroughly human, even if despicable.-Henry Miller The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American. It is more fun for an intelligent person to live in an intelligent country. France has the only two things toward which we drift as we grow older—intelligence and good manners.-F. Scott Fitzgerald

  6. www.greecetravel.com lolodiklo.blogspot.com

  7. Roma • Although the Romani people are often referred to as "Gypsies" (and prefer to be called by their more proper designation, Roma), not all "gypsies" or nomadic peoples are Roma. The Roma are descendants of the ancient warrior classes of Northern India, particularly the Punjab, and they are identifiable by their language, religion, and customs, which can be directly linked to those of the Punjabi in northern India. http://www.romani.org/

  8. Roma • Probably originated in India; migrated to Europe in the 14th century • Considered to be nomadic travelers; though some are sedentary • Common impression – entertainers, fortune tellers, and hoop earrings • Many live in poverty in temporary camps

  9. www.greecetravel.com lolodiklo.blogspot.com

  10. Roma in France • July 2010 – a Roma man drove through a police barricade, injured a policeman and the Roma was shot • The Roma rioted (this was not a unique incident) • The French government decided to crackdown on illegal encampments would be systematically evacuated; expelling thousands of Roma from the country. www.bbc.com www.time.com

  11. France & the EU • According to the EU, all citizens of the EU have right to free movement. • France allows free movement, but need a visa to stay more than 3 months. • An outcry from rest of Europe, cries of racism and bigotry.

  12. Algeria

  13. Algeria CIA World Factbook, 2010

  14. N. African Immigrants in France • Brought from the colonies to work • Immigration – since 1960’s • Guest Worker program • Industrial jobs disappeared, wasn’t prepared for service economy • Settled in poorer neighborhoods (ghetto-like) w/poorer schools • "There's nothing wrong with ethnic neighbourhoods. Toronto glories in them, as they should. But the problem is where you get a combination of ethnic concentration and poverty and high unemployment," he said. (www.cba.ca)

  15. On the downside • Early on, French had attitude of assimilate or not – but now the threat of extremists • France has about 7 million immigrants out of 60 million population • 5 times more likely to be unemployed if of Arabic or African origin • Children of immigrants feel system has failed them www.timesonline.co.uk Power, Carla, et al. "Generation M." Newsweek International 1 Dec. 2003: 26. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 15 Oct. 2010.

  16. On the Upside • “Beurgeoisie” Bourgeoise Maghrebs (in England Yummies – young, upwardly mobile Muslims) are 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants, successful, wants less to fit-in and more for Europe to make a space for them. • France has taken the approach of being color-blind (American style multi-culturalism was considered a recipe for chaos (Power))

  17. Religious Toleration issues • Parliament banned all religious symbols from state-run institutions (headscarves)

  18. Net Migration: 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) rank: 48 • Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% • Economy: agriculture: 3.8%, industry: 24.3%, services: 71.8% (2005) CIA World Factbook

  19. In 2005, two teenagers of African origin were accidentally electrocuted when police chasing • In 2007, riots broke out after 2 teens were killed in a car chase with police The Islamization of Paris: http://www.eutimes.net/2010/09/islamization-of-paris-a-warning-to-the-west/

  20. www.waleg.com www.eutimes.net

  21. Maryland seafood workers: http://www.france24.com/en/20100810-focus-united-states-immigration-seasonal-workers-policy-mexico

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