FRANCE: Week of unrest kicks off with Roma crackdown protest

At least 10,000 protesters marched through the streets of Paris Saturday to rally against the government’s crackdown on immigrants and the recent expulsion of hundreds of Roma. Police are bracing for more protests in the coming days. Read More

FRANCE: Week of unrest kicks off with Roma expulsions protest

At least 10,000 protesters marched through the streets of Paris Saturday to rally against the government’s crackdown on immigrants and the recent expulsion of hundreds of Roma. Police are bracing for more protests in the coming days. Read More

FRANCE: Sarkozy’s approval ratings rise after immigrant crackdown

A recent poll has shown that French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s popularity has crept two points higher to 34 percent, following on from his recent highly-publicised crackdown on crime and immigrants. Read More

FRANCE: Opposition slams Sarkozy plan to revoke immigrants’ citizenship

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s proposal to strip naturalised French nationals of their citizenship if they endanger the lives of police officers has come under fire from opposition groups. Read More

To what extent are immigrants and foreigners accepted in France?

There are alot of different races and nationalities in France nowadays. What were the French peoples reaction when immigrants first started coming to France. And what about in more recent times, are they accepted now? Or is there alot of racial abuse?