The article is devoted to the emergence of modern European migration crisis, the main reasons of its appearance, and the consequences of its impact on socio-cultural and economic-political reality of France. The immigration situation in France has been strongly influenced to the present day by the legacy of colonialism of earlier centuries as well as the long tradition of recruiting foreign workers. Overall, there has been a steady increase in immigration over the last century, and this has had a strong impact on the nature of French society. Although immigration has been regarded as a success story in economic terms, in the past three decades it has increasingly been perceived as the root of social problems. The success of extreme right-wing parties in elections makes this as readily apparent as the unrest that flares up time and again in the suburbs. As a result, integration policy in recent years has moved towards the centre of public attention.
Highlights:
The influence of the heritage of the colonialism of past centuries affect the immigration policy of France.
France is one of the European countries where the migration issue is most acute.
According to the allocation of quotas for the reception of 120 thousand refugees by European countries, France should take about 20,722 thousand people from Greece and Italy.
The countries of southern Europe, namely France, Hungary and Serbia, experienced the greatest burden from the unprecedented influx of migrants.
The largest number of immigrants are from Africa (43% of the total number of immigrants).
Despite all the tragic events of 2015 in Paris, France will still receive tens of thousands of migrants to its country in the next two years.
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