But really, I have been hearing about the trobles in the banlieu since I started learning French almost 15 years ago, so I don't think there's an easy fix.

The first step must be an honest assessment of what's wornd with the banlieu so that a policy can be designed to try and fix what's broken. The French Eurotribbers are now trying to provide us with a picture of what they think is wrong.

Saying "it's just because they're muslim" and throwing police at them is not going to be a solution as it may (and only may) address the symptoms but not the disease.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker