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Originally Posted by Rogue  France's immigration problem are with legal immigrants. |
The only interesting comparison between France and the US for this thread is their similarity in the social immobility stakes. Thus, Corak (2004, Do poor children become poor adults?, Lessons for public policy from a cross country comparison of generational earnings mobility) notes:
"The United Kingdom, the United States, and to a slightly lesser extent France, are the least mobile countries with 40 to 50% of the earnings advantage high income young adults have over their low income counterparts being associated with the fact that they were the children of higher earning parents."
These countries do have differences in the nature of their immigration stock. Not surprisingly, we therefore have to focus on other economic issues. You're flogging a dead horse