Then, several things happened in the 90s. With the advent of neoliberalism, doors were opened to effectively unrestricted immigration, with the right to bring your family with you. In addition, with Schengen and the “freedom of movement,” many immigrants from elsewhere came to France, attracted by the generous social security provisions. Now if this had been intelligently thought through and the problems identified and dealt with, it would not necessarily have been a problem. But literally nothing was done, and immigrants were simply dumped in poor areas with limited services and strained education systems. Many of the parents could not speak French, many were illiterate. No real effort was made to provide language-training, and today classes where half the children have trouble following the lessons are common in poor areas.