text: are the french racist?  that is what pro-immigrants are saying.? france's upper parlaiment just passed a law to make it harder for unskilled migrants to settle in france.  other provisions include:  only the qualified get "skills and talents" residency permit foreigners only allowed in to work, not live off benefits foreign spouses to wait longer for residence cards migrants must agree to learn french migrants must sign 'contract' respecting french way of life scraps law on workers getting citizenship after 10 years  of course opponents say the french are being racist.  what do you think?  and if the french parlaiment 'gets it' why doesn't our own government?  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5089744.stm i don't see anything racist there.   immigrants must agree to abide by requirements set by the host nation,  or stay home.  migrants are not citizens and should not be entitled to many of the things citizens are.   it only makes sense that migrants strive for citizenship, and learning the language and respecting the laws of the host country is a must.    not,  its not being racist.  it's setting clear rules.  america should do the samething.