France

9,187,000

Immigrant Population

13.8%

Immigrant Share of Total Population

2,547,000

Emigrant Population

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Challenges of Immigrant Integration: Muslims in Europe

The July 7 London bombings and weeks of rioting in France after two North African teens died in a Paris suburb made Muslim integration an urgent issue in Europe in 2005.

Schengen and the Free Movement of People Across Europe

Signed in 1985, the Schengen Agreement eliminated internal EU borders, enabled common visa policy, and drove security cooperation.

Characteristics of the European Born in the United States in 2000

In 2000, 4.9 million European-born residents made up 15.8 percent of the U.S. immigrant population, with Eastern Europeans driving recent growth.

The Challenge of French Diversity

France's 2004 ban on religious symbols in public schools exposed tensions between secular traditions and integrating a growing immigrant population.

French Government Revives Assimilation Policy

A 2003 French law revived assimilationism by requiring legal immigrants to sign an integration contract and complete French values training to obtain long-term residency.

French Muslims, Government Grapple With Integration Pains

France faces tensions over integrating 5 million Muslims—immigrant and native-born alike—as of 2003, with disputes over mosque access, religious practices, and headscarves in public schools.

Sangatte Shutdown Signals New Anglo-French Cooperation

France closed the Sangatte refugee center in December 2002 as part of a bilateral deal; the United Kingdom accepted most of its 1,600 residents and enacted a stricter asylum law.

French Integration Policy: Old Goals in New Bottles?

Announced in late 2002, France's three-part integration plan updated immigrant contracts, boosted anti-discrimination measures, and moved toward selective labor immigration.

After Protests, France's Undocumented Community Hopes for Permits

After protests, France reopened regularization reviews in September 2002, but Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy set strict criteria and early results showed most applicants denied.

Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France

France's asylum applications rose 53 percent from 1999 to 2001.