Is this an immigration issue?
The current American debate about immigration seems to be mostly about illegal immigration - there do not seem to be any problems with legal immigration or legal immigrants, at least not that I've heard of. In a way, all Americans are immigrants or descended from immigrants. People crossing the US northern and southern borders illegally, often with criminal intent, is of concern to a lot of Americans though. Well, this post isn't about that, but rather about immigration in Europe, which I know almost nothing about and so, being a cat, I'm curious...
I came across this article just a minute ago, and would like someone to explain what's going on in these French suburbs. Is this an immigration-related problem? Am I missing something? It certainly looks like a major problem to me. Let me quote from the article just a little:
[France's Interior Minister] Sarkozy says that violence in French suburbs is a daily fact of life.9,000 police cars stoned? Why?
Since the start of the year, 9,000 police cars have been stoned and, each night, 20 to 40 cars are torched, Sarkozy said in an interview last week with the newspaper Le Monde.
In other news reports, I hear these suburbs referred to as, "social pressure cookers." I think this is an immigration issue, and the problem seems different in Europe than in the US. Though it is dated, I found this article to be interesting in that it contrasts the economic success of immigrants from middle eastern countries coming to the US and Europe.
Both the US and Europe seem to have an "immigration problem," but the nature of the problem is very different in the US than it is in Europe. Actually, I'm having trouble understanding the reason for the violence in France. Basically, I don't get it. Somebody fill me in here.
posted by figaro @ 4:52 PM
1 Comments:
I think that the issues that arise concerning immigration in France versus the US are different because of the motives behind immigration. Many people who immigrate to the US have intentions to work, support a family, intentions of a better quality of life, and a desire to seek the American dream. I wish i could relate to problems in France as a result of illegal immigration but I have little to no information, (so if any French natives want to comment, it would be greatly appreciated.) Violence is somewhat minimized when it is related to illegal immigration. There is such a diverse group of people that decide to come to the US- from children, to senior citizens. If there is an increase in crime or rioting related to illegal immigration, maybe it is tied to illegals who are seasoned, have been in the US for quite some time already, engage in gang related activity, and come from low income households.
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