I lived in France for almost 4 years and saw a reality that a usual tourist would not see when he or she travels there and be charmed by the beauty of the Tour Eiffel! That reality of the immigration. Being part of those thousands of immigrants living in France, I found how challenging it was to be ‘integrated’ as what is expected to most immigrants. Luckily, my friends, mostly French, encouraged me a lot. So, the challenge was short-lived but for others, it is like being locked in a cellules, unable to get out of it and ending up so isolated. This is mostly happening to those who are in illegal status or what the French say: “sans papiers”.
Now the French government wants to be stricter on letting non-French, especially non Europeans from entering their territory: a pattern happening in many developed countries, though. In retrospect, France has been a country faced with immigration since time immemorial. It is part of its reality and evolution of its society. Who can stop this phenomenon?
While in this thinking, I found this film by chance in the www. It speak of the history of the immigration in France dated since 2 centuries. The narration is in French so those who speak and understand French, have a good viewing. For those who are English speakers, I will try to have a text translation of the narration and so please be patient but you can already view the image. To watch the film, you can click on the link below or you can copy and paste on your internet browser. Happy viewing!
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