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Date 18th-19th Century

Event Caption Image Immigrants were brought in due to industrialization in conjunction with the fall in the birth rate had resulted in labor shortages.

1962

French settlers and proFrench Algerians moved to France.

Early 1970s

France stopped all recruitment programs for migrant workers. Many workers stayed any way and even brought their families to join them.

Early 1990s

Zero immigration policy took place. In 1996 protests reached their high point.

May 1, 2006

Citizens from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary have been given an easier labor market in France if they work in certain economic sectors.

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