France seeks to become more inviting to immigrants
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>? <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="was">was</span>: "<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>?" <span word="Luckily">Luckily</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="test">test</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="French">French</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="proficiency">proficiency</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mystifying">mystifying</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Valls">Valls</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="random">random</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span>" <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span></p><p><span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span>. <span word="Valls">Valls</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="arbitrariness">arbitrariness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>" <span word="without">without</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p>
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