Immigration: France sees tensions rise five years on from Paris riots accepted as French. "Sarkozy's constant talk of immigration and immigrant roots, has turned the issue of immigration into electoral politics. He has rounded up Roma, introduced France's fifth immigration led by his new ministry of immigration and national identity. In this identity" title but shows no sign of softening his hardline immigration "It's not new immigration that is a problem in France, it is Patrick Weil, immigration historian and author of How to be French. France has a long history of immigration and earlier this century was immigration a pet topic of the far-right. During his 2007 election In the third of our series on immigration in Europe, John Hooper Immigration: Far-right fringe exploits European coalitions Immigration: Far-right fringe exploits European coalitions Immigration: the rare success story of Mesut Ozil Immigration: the rare success story of Mesut Ozil