"France's Assimilation Doctrine: Unpacking the Colonial Legacy in Modern Immigration Policies"

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[...] Among these authors is Robert Delavignette28 and Henry Labouret29. The latter explain how French colonial policy during the indigénat opposes the objectives of assimilation. The latter aims at all costs for immigrant communities to appropriate the dominant culture by destroying their culture of origin. This leads to a form of republican political culture that further reinforces assimilation à la française, although there is an exception that does not meet with unanimity. Marghery Perham, for her part, considers that for the British Empire "the ultimate objective of the colonial state is none other than the regulation of this Empire, a sort of large family in the making, whose heritage and members must be protected, whose relations must be controlled and managed as well as possible, by working for the good"-being and the interests of each.30 Through Manuel Valls' speech, we can certainly believe that the French government has not changed. [...]

[...] Assimilation is part 2.1. Identification of the framework The communication strategy that highlights aspects of an issue (here, immigration law and the importance of cultural and social assimilation in France) enables the audience and viewers to understand the situation. This framing orients the public's perception and gives meaning to the facts mentioned in the speech. These facts, being raw, such as the case of the former Prime Minister's naturalization at the age of 20, the mention of the "Secretary of State and delegate", public policies, become ideas and interests to build a popular conviction according to which assimilation is necessary. [...]

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[...] naturalized French when he was 20 years old", "assimilation is part of our history . "common destiny". 2.2. Study of the selection of words and expressions Indeed, Manuel Valls carefully chose the terms used so that his speech encourages the audience to build ideas on the perception of the new social reality that is the necessity of assimilation in France. The arguments were first hierarchized using basic connectors such as therefore, when, so that. The politician also made use of narrative drive or "narrative effect" to make his speech more consistent. [...]