• What would you expect to see and do in Paris?

• What do you think of when you think of France?

• What do you think the French think of themselves?

• What do the French think of Americans?

DemographicsCriteria Statistic Rank Criteria Statistic Rank

Total Population

64,420,073 21 CDR 12.57 162

Population Growth Rate

0.549% 152 CBR 8.56 89

Net migration rate

1.48 48 IMR 3.33 217

Life Expectancy

80.98 8 TFR 1.97 133

CIA World Factbook, 2010

Paris is always a good idea - The movie "Sabrina"

I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.-Michel de Montaigne

In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, and in Australia you have to explain what a writer is."-Geoffrey Cottrell

If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.-Ernest Hemingway

I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely.-Josephine Baker

The Frenchman is first and foremost a man. He is likeable often just because of his weaknesses, which are always thoroughly human, even if despicable.-Henry Miller

The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American. It is more fun for an intelligent person to live in an intelligent country. France has the only two things toward which we drift as we grow older—intelligence and good manners.-F. Scott Fitzgerald

America is my country and Paris is my hometown - Gertrude Stein

www.greecetravel.com

lolodiklo.blogspot.com

• Who are the Roma people?

Roma

• Although the Romani people are often referred to as "Gypsies" (and prefer to be called by their more proper designation, Roma), not all "gypsies" or nomadic peoples are Roma. The Roma are descendants of the ancient warrior classes of Northern India, particularly the Punjab, and they are identifiable by their language, religion, and customs, which can be directly linked to those of the Punjabi in northern India.

http://www.romani.org/

Roma

• Probably originated in India; migrated to Europe in the 14th century

• Considered to be nomadic travelers; though some are sedentary

• Common impression – entertainers, fortune tellers, and hoop earrings

• Many live in poverty in temporary camps

www.greecetravel.com

lolodiklo.blogspot.com

Roma in France

• July 2010 – a Roma man drove through a police barricade, injured a policeman and the Roma was shot

• The Roma rioted (this was not a unique incident)

• The French government decided to crackdown on illegal encampments would be systematically evacuated; expelling thousands of Roma from the country.

www.bbc.com

www.time.com

France & the EU

• According to the EU, all citizens of the EU have right to free movement.

• France allows free movement, but need a visa to stay more than 3 months.

• An outcry from rest of Europe, cries of racism and bigotry.

French as the Official Language

• map

http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2007/07/french-speaking-countries.html

Algeria

Algeria

Criteria Statistic Rank Criteria Statistic Rank

Total Population

34,178,188 25 CDR 4.64 197

Population Growth Rate

1.196% 111 CBR 16.9 125

Net migration rate

-0.29 97 IMR 27.73 80

Life Expectancy

74 95 TFR 1.76 159

CIA World Factbook, 2010

N. African Immigrants in France

• Brought from the colonies to work • Immigration – since 1960’s• Guest Worker program• Industrial jobs disappeared, wasn’t prepared for service

economy• Settled in poorer neighborhoods (ghetto-like) w/poorer

schools• "There's nothing wrong with ethnic neighbourhoods.

Toronto glories in them, as they should. But the problem is where you get a combination of ethnic concentration and poverty and high unemployment," he said. (www.cba.ca)

On the downside

• Early on, French had attitude of assimilate or not – but now the threat of extremists

• France has about 7 million immigrants out of 60 million population

• 5 times more likely to be unemployed if of Arabic or African origin

• Children of immigrants feel system has failed them

www.timesonline.co.ukPower, Carla, et al. "Generation M." Newsweek International 1 Dec. 2003: 26. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 15 Oct. 2010.

On the Upside

• “Beurgeoisie” Bourgeoise Maghrebs (in England Yummies – young, upwardly mobile Muslims) are 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants, successful, wants less to fit-in and more for Europe to make a space for them.

• France has taken the approach of being color-blind (American style multi-culturalism was considered a recipe for chaos (Power))

Maghreb

• Area of NW Africa – Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, & Western Sahara

• Were called Moors• Previously colonized by the French• 1989 – the 5 nations established the

Maghreb Union for economic integration– Achieved when Kaddafi allowed Western Sahara

to be included under Morocco– Recently, “frozen” because of increase tensions

between Algeria and Morocco

• Religious Toleration issues– Parliament banned all religious symbols from

state-run institutions (headscarves)

Algeria Data

• Net Migration: 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) rank: 48

• Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%

• Economy: agriculture: 3.8%, industry: 24.3%, services: 71.8% (2005)

CIA World Factbook

• In 2005, two teenagers of African origin were accidentally electrocuted when police chasing

• In 2007, riots broke out after 2 teens were killed in a car chase with police

The Islamization of Paris:http://www.eutimes.net/2010/09/islamization-of-paris-a-warning-to-the-west/

www.waleg.com

www.eutimes.net

• Maryland seafood workers: http://www.france24.com/en/20100810-focus-united-states-immigration-seasonal-workers-policy-mexico

• Kingsley’s Crossing http://www.mediastorm.com/publication/kingsleys-crossing