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Racism And Racism In France

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France is the 19th most populous country in the world. The total French population is estimated to be 63,718,187 with around 60, 876,135 living in metropolitan France. The largest cities in France are Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, and Nantes The French society has a wide diversity of people and ethnicities. Ethnic groups include Celtic, Latin, Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, in addition to the Basque minorities in the south. However, there is a large percentage of immigrants in France (Legal & Illegal). In 2004 a total of 140,033 people immigrated to France, 90,250 were from Africa, and 13,710 were from Europe, the following year immigration fell to 135,890. According to to the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, France has an estimate of 4.9 million foreign born immigrants, 2 million of which have acquired French citizenship.
A way to ask the question concerning minorities and adjustment is to consider whether the French are racists. Do they practice diversity? Do they treat their ethnic minorities well? The simple answer is that “yes” racism does exist in France, just as it exists in all other countries and cultures. As with all other people, it is a complex situation. Official records show that there is racism at work in employment. Unemployment for French nationals hovers around 10%. Yet, for the foreign or ethnic population that figure is on the upside of 20% at all times. Just looking at second generation North

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