French diversity chief warns of upheaval

France's equality chief said Wednesday the country was heading "straight into apartheid" and toward a major social explosion unless changes are made rapidly.

French of immigrant origin, most often from Muslim North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, fill the projects which ring major cities, and those who live there feel isolated from the mainstream.

One the agenda is making elite education more accessible to minorities by forcing schools to reserve 25 percent of their places for students receiving state aid.

Among other measures, political parties will be asked to sign a "diversity charter" that could become a criterion for receiving public funds, and TV stations will be required to spell out diversity goals to the country's audiovisual watchdog.

[unbelievable. These folks immigrated, went on the public dole, and now say it's not enough -- and the government will force {via withholding of funds and regulatory licensing} the rest of its society to give more because of the threat of violence if they don't. It can only do this because so many in France rely on the state for so much of their well being - like being reliant on a government run health care system. read and beware > Recommended > ]

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