The question of refugees has agitated a lot the news those last 10 years. To this extend it is possible to say it is a major issue concerning politics and economical issues. But we can say that refugees can be a luck for France, even if it is necessary to solve many issues to different levels.
France has a tradition to welcome the refugees from all around the world. It is the generosity of France and its honor. It is compliant to the human rights. As a Christian it is also compliant to the spirit of the Evangelisis, as Jesus were often close to the Samaritans for instance, or the adulterian woman. Jesus was revolutionary to the extend he gave the possibility to express to children, women, excluded parts of the population. That is the reason why welcoming refugees is also compliant to a Christian tradition of inclusion that partly inspired the declaration of the Human Rights.
However welcoming people is not sufficient. Solving the problem and underground way is necessary also. In my opinion politics like Francafrica contributed to foster the question. The fact France supported dictators that oppressed their people while the continent is very rich in raw materials contributed in the long run to this flow of migrants. It also contributed to a great impopularity of France, something we are paying off today while the growing influence of China and Russia is more and more threatening. It looks necessary to change the strategy of our policy, but it looks that our country is too much attached on an old an sulfurous diplomacy, while soft power will be more and more important in the region in the future.
Implementing a policy supporting education looks to be necessary. However associations of organization that support the integration of refugees often get less and less subsidies from the state. That is the reason why refugees look to be more and more excluded. Of course England, which is welcoming a lot more those refugees, is not an example, as companies look for very low paid workers, which is influencing greatly the English policy. However focusing on education, for instance concerning languages but also other sectors of the professional life look to be detrimental. That is the reason why there should be more investments in this matter. It could be beneficial for migrants, but also for the people of the welcoming country. For instance an informatician from Syria without speaking French will do the job of workers at a very low price (which is threatening their jobs) ; however, if he speaks French, he will compete with French informaticians, which are much more able to adapt to the job market. That is the reason why educating migrants can be beneficial for everybody.
On this subject it is necessary to build long term policies. Focusing more on soft power in international relations, while investing more in education for migrants who arrive in France. Of course those ideas are not sufficient, however it can make things improve a lot in the long run. That is the reason why a long term work, which is aiming at being human and efficient at the same time, is detrimental.
The observer 