So after reading this article from BBC.com, it seems like border patrol in France under Sarkozy is on track to be a heck of a lot more strict than the United States.It seems that both countries have similarities in that they're both nervous of neighbors to the south -- Americans of Mexico and the French of Northern African nations.
It's extremely bizarre that the government allows and welcomes foreign language assistants to enter the country and teach their children our native tongues, especially because the more I'm going through this process, the more I'm seeing that I am on the upper end of the spectrum as far as grasp of the language is concerned. And I am by no means fluent yet. Yeah, I can get by, but not at a level I'd like. The few people I've encountered through this process who will also be assistants in a few short weeks only have a quarter/semester or two of the French language under their belts.
And yet, if you're an immigrant from Morocco or Algeria -- I assume this is directed at North Africans -- you might have to pass a French language proficiency and DNA test as well as prove financial stability to gain entrance into the country?
But Americans/English/Germans can easily enter the country with a poor knowledge of the language and hardly any financial stability whatsoever. I guess the traditional thinking is that if you can provide a worthwhile service -- instead of sapping money and jobs out of the economy -- you'll be allowed in.
That seems a little bit out of whack doesn't it?
...12 jours!!!
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