Fr 139 Immigration and Racism
Reading Questions

Nadeau & Barlow, Ch. 21 "The French Melting Pot"

1.  What does the term "Beur" mean?  How has Beur culture influenced French mainstream culture?


2.  What are the Cités?   What are the common problems of the Cités? 


3.  What are relations like between the police and immigrant residents of the Cités? 


4.  Why is it difficult to study racism and immigration in France? 


5.  What is the Front National's position on immigration? 


6.  Are children of immigrants, who are born in France, automatically citizens? 


7.  What has the government done since the 1990s to improve relations with  France's immigrant population?