This paper explains that, while
immigrants and ethnic
minorities in France should be allowed to freely practice their religion and abide by their key cultural values, they should respect the national culture and abandon practices that threaten the national identity and culture of their new country. It argues that this should especially be the case when those practices are opposed to the French
principles of
equality, liberty, and
secularism. This does not mean that immigrants or ethnic minorities are not allowed to practice their culture or respect their values and religious principles, but they should do so in a way that does not conflict with the values of the national culture of the country that they decided to immigrate to.