Journey to the Ordinary “Integration” of an Undocumented Moroccan Migrant in France
Journey to the Ordinary “Integration” of an Undocumented Moroccan Migrant in France

Author(s): Mustapha El Miri
Subject(s): Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Journey; ordinary; integration; Moroccan; migrant; France;
Summary/Abstract: In answer to the question: “How would you describe your experience, since you left Morocco, stowed away in the hold of a fishing boat, and all the way to your present situation in France?” Réda replies, without hesitation: 1It’s been quite normal. I’m like everyone else. I have a family, children, a house, a job. Everything’s OK […] It’s true, I’ve been lucky, sometimes it’s been hard, but the result has been positive and I’m happy that things are all right. The only thing I’d say about my life is that you mustn’t be afraid to work, and then after that things run smoothly […] My life is quite ordinary, I feel OK […] I think this is what most people want: just to have an ordinary life.

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