The Failure of Immigrant Integration in France: A Critical Analysis

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[...] According to the author, the Anglo-Saxon model of integration through 'social mixing' and the 'French republican model' are myths. From his historian's perspective, he recalls that since the beginning of migrations, French policies have never sought to integrate foreigners as equal citizens in law. What prevailed was « national interest'. According to him, naturalization policies have only contributed to generating 'second-class citizens'. The Republic has thus introduced a system of discrimination based on 'national origin', which has tended to worsen for individuals belonging to the 'second generation'. [...]

[...] 'He is not required to erase individual difference in order to recognize the possibility of universality and aspire to it.' 20 Minutes, Descendants of immigrants, they gave a French name to their children to avoid discrimination, Charlotte Murat, 11/04/2019 20 Minutes presents itself as an independent and apolitical newspaper. The article that follows is a result of the INED report of April 2019, 'What names do immigrants give to their children in France?' The title of the article highlights that the name can be a factor of discrimination in hiring or access to housing. The newspaper gives the floor to readers to allow them to testify. The author therefore conducted his investigation on the net among the children of immigrants. [...]

[...] Thomas Chatterton Williams is the author of Self-Portrait in Black and White, a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine. He is a member of New America in 2019 and a Berlin Prize winner. He lives in Paris with his wife and children. The article is presented in the form of a critical review of Thomas Chatterton Williams' book. The subtitle, 'self-portrait in black and white', refers to both skin color and the fact that black and white are two colors that are opposite each other. [...]

[...] In 1983, the March for Equality and Against Racism (also called the Beur March) took place, the first major demonstration where the "second generation" was the actor of a social movement demanding recognition of its French citizenship. It sets out the principle of fighting against racism and for equal rights. After a stabilization in the 1990s, the immigrant population has been increasing again since 1999. Migration is mainly due to wars or persecution, but also to extreme poverty. I. The Admission of Failure: A Historical Reality A. A Historical Situation Le Monde Diplomatique, A Small History of French Integration, Gérard NOIRIEL, January 2002. Le Monde is a French daily newspaper with a centre-left editorial line. [...]

[...] For the most part, they were Germans, Belgians, and Poles. During World War more than 400,000 immigrants were recruited to replace the men who went to fight. After the war, the loss of 1.3 million people in the trenches and the devastation of World War I led the French government to draw more widely from foreign labor reservoirs to rebuild the war-torn country. During World War II, with the Vichy regime, foreigners were then considered undesirable. They were thus placed in labor camps. [...]