SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS IN FRANCE
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https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu23.2018.108Abstract
The article examines the basics of integration policy at the state level and the EU level, analyses the reasons for the large flow of immigrants to France, provides measures for the social support of immigrants. France has a long migration history. In 2015, like other European countries, it faced a migration crisis that was caused by a multiple increases in the number of immigrants and refugees. In this situation, the country should provide immigrants with social support for their integration. As a member of the European Union, France is obliged to coordinate its migration policy with a European migration policy. The basics of integration policy at the state level and the EU level are presented in the article. French migration and integration policy is developed and well-organized: there are plenty of institutions such as Directorate of Reception, Integration and Citizenship (DAIC), National Agency for Social Cohesion and Equal Opportunities (Acsé), French office of immigration and integration (OFII), etc., that coordinate all the aspects of migration policy and realize variety programs and measures for immigrants’ adaptation to French society. In France favourable conditions for the residence of immigrants, their socialisation, protection of their rights and freedom, access to the labour market have been created, the procedure for obtaining a residence permit and citizenship is facilitated. These actions are described and analysed in the article. As a result, the effectiveness of social support measures for the integration and adaptation of immigrants in France was assessed.
Keywords:
immigration, integration policy, European migration policy, social support, allowance
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