he ways in which modern, economically advanced democracies are coping with increased levels of ethnic diversity and the presence of a significant immigrant population are explored. The emphasis is on how a democracy deals with members of society it does not view as citizens, and the role of immigrants in the politics of that society. The study focuses on the situation in France and Switzerland, and on how immigrant populations in those two countries "have supported a vibrant autonomous political life to fulfill their emotional, social, and welfare needs. And in contrast to the earlier, absorbed waves of immigrants, these more recent arrivals have given rise to an identifiable 'second generation' with its own, often quite different political
