But one of my students, a 12-year old boy of Algerian-descent brought up the subject of race. "You're lucky that you live in the U.S.," he said. "Don't you like living in France?" I asked. "No," he replied with grim certainty. "People are racist here. They take one look and decide they don't like you."

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/11/how-france-built-discrimation-its-cities/3881/