Programme Erasmus + Europe on the move : Migration Biographies Theses
3.5 . Touti ’ s life in Germany
3.5.1 . Integration
3.5.2 . Racial Experiences
4 . Racism : General
4.1 . France : effects and influences of immigration policy
After the Second World War , both the business community and the political community believed that the number of foreign workers in France should be significantly increased . Generally the total population density was low , in particular , the number of young men in France . 53 The French colonies benefited from the liberal immigration regime . 54 In the mid-1950s , the number of immigrants increased enormously , in the 1960s more than 100,000 people per year were immigrating to France . 55
In 1963 , agreements were signed with Morocco , Tunisia , Mali and Mauritania , which significantly increased the number of people allowed to enter France from these countries . Between 1962 and 1966 , 67,000 Moroccan workers went to France , which was the highest proportion from the four North African countries . 56
In the beginning , the immigrant was seen by French society only as a marginal phenomenon , the increasing immigration stream was neglected by interrelated political discussions and ignored by trade unions . French society remained aloft and largely closed to immigrants , economically they were seen as an advantage as they
48 Abdelhadi Touti-Written Interview-Germany-06.07.2019
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51 Abdelhadi Touti-Written Interview-Germany-06.07.2019
52 Abdelhadi Touti-Written Interview-Germany-06.07.2019
53 Silverman , Maxim : Rassismus und Nation , Hamburg , 1994 , p . 48
54 Silverman , Maxim : Rassismus und Nation , Hamburg , 1994 , p . 51
55 Silverman , Maxim : Rassismus und Nation , Hamburg , 1994 , p . 52
56 Silverman , Maxim : Rassismus und Nation , Hamburg , 1994 , p . 53
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