“Yes, there is a deficit in the integration of immigration into the labor market”: questioned by Terra Nova, Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti responds
INTERVIEW - In a publication, Terra nova questions the reliability of a note from the Immigration and Demography Observatory (OID). An inept trial, argues its director, Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti.
Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti is director of the immigration and demography observatory (OID). He recently published “Immigration, myths and realities” (Fayard, 2026). LE FIGARO.
- In a recent study, the left-wing think tank Terra Nova intends to refute a note published by the OID on labor immigration. Can you remind us of the content of this note and the method used? Nicolas POUVREAU-MONTI.
- This study, published last July, identifies a known reality, but which has never been documented in such detail: the lack of integration of immigration into the labor market. Based on data from the 2022 census, we compared the employment levels of people born foreign (Portuguese, Algerian, Lebanese, etc.) to people born French.
At comparable age or diploma, there are sometimes gaps of 10, 20, or even 25 points between French people by birth and certain nationalities.
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