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Integrating approach to immigrants in France
Mariana Andrei - Communication Coordinator
3 September 2014
In France migrants are one of the population categories targeted by the general social programmes and policies, in accordance to the equal treatment principle, regardless of origin, race or religion. Integration measures are designed to assist migrants only during their first five years of stay. However it is difficult to estimate the extent to which public policies targeting the needs of the overall population have an impact upon immigrants and particularly upon the youth with a migration history, for two reasons: French law prohibits the collection of official statistics based on ethnicity and most immigrant children are French citizens.
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has recently launched a report called: "Mainstreaming Immigrant Integration Policy in France: Education, Employment, and Social Cohesion Initiatives". The report traces the history of immigration in France since the 19th century until the recent progress made in immigration policies.
As France has one of the highest proportions of immigrant descendants in Europe, the French government focused mainly on integration measures targeting the youth, in three key areas: education, employment and social cohesion. The recent reorganisation of the institutions in charge with implementing integration policies has harmonised these programmes, and the focus lately has been on solving inequality issues and less on initiatives tackling specific issues of immigrant youth, such as discrimination.
The report is part of a comparative research project conducted in collaboration with the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford and Erasmus University in Rotterdam. The MPI research reports are available at http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research.
Source: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/mainstreaming-immigrant-integration-policy-france-education-employment-and-social-cohesion
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has recently launched a report called: "Mainstreaming Immigrant Integration Policy in France: Education, Employment, and Social Cohesion Initiatives". The report traces the history of immigration in France since the 19th century until the recent progress made in immigration policies.
As France has one of the highest proportions of immigrant descendants in Europe, the French government focused mainly on integration measures targeting the youth, in three key areas: education, employment and social cohesion. The recent reorganisation of the institutions in charge with implementing integration policies has harmonised these programmes, and the focus lately has been on solving inequality issues and less on initiatives tackling specific issues of immigrant youth, such as discrimination.
The report is part of a comparative research project conducted in collaboration with the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford and Erasmus University in Rotterdam. The MPI research reports are available at http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research.
Source: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/mainstreaming-immigrant-integration-policy-france-education-employment-and-social-cohesion
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