| A | B |
| l'immigré/l'immigrant | immigrant |
| un clandestin | an undocumented immigrant |
| un sans papiers | an undocumented immigrant |
| le pays d'accueil | the country to which one has immigrated |
| le pays d'origine | the country from which one has immigrated |
| le préjugé | prejudice |
| le travail | work |
| le chômage | unemployment |
| un droit | a right |
| la cohabitation | state of living together |
| les allocations familiales | family and child benefits |
| la carte de séjour | residence permit |
| le permis de travail | work permit |
| les impôts | taxes |
| le système politique | the political system |
| le système économique | the economic system |
| égal | equal |
| inégal | unequal |
| isolé | isolated |
| intégré | integrated |
| le Maghreb | countries of North Africa: l'Algérie, le Maroc, la Tunisie |
| un Maghrébin | someone from North Africa |
| un beur | a child born in France of North African immigrants |