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PREJUDICES
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DANGEROUS PREJUDICES…
" Young immigrants lower the school level and create violence. "
It' s a prejucice that a lot of people have today. For many reasons, this sentence could be true, but also false.A school level refered to a social situation
Some of these immigrants live in poor areas. Perhaps all of them haven't got the possibility to be helped at home by their relatives who work so who are not often at home. It may be a reason why they could not develop their possibilities as well as the others. We can suppose that the parents haven't always got enough money to pay good studies to their children. Indeed, the average wage of a couple with children of less than twenty-five years old, who immigrated from Africa is 130 000 francs, whereas for a similar French couple, the average wage is about 188 000 francs.
However, many black people become very good scientists or have an interesting job. For instavce, a few months ago, a young African boy was on television. He has been in France for a few years and has passed a scientific baccalaureate while he was only fourteen ! What's more, out of a hundred African immigrants, 29 immigrated for their studies, whereas out of a hundred Spanish immigrants, only two immigrated for their studies.
Immigrant ; a label ?
Some people are persuaded that Maghrebian immigrants are at the origin of violence. They should open their mind. Another time, the conditions of life are very important factors. A child whose parents are doctors and lives in a rich house in the center of the town has an easier life compared to a child who lives in a council flat in a disadvantaged area. Of course, this is a caricature. But these children who have a difficult life want to react. Perhaps it isn't the right solution. But probably, they need to be listened to and helped.
And it's not because one black person is violent that the others are all the samr. Some white people are violent too.Be careful, stop stupid and dangerous prejudices.
Fanny; Solenne; David.