The frustrating thing for the French has to be that they've resisted economic globalism, but at the same time some idiotic French politicians allowed a huge wave of Moslem immigrants and their families into their country in the 70s and 80s.
So they resist the economic benefits of globalization but they still have one of the main downsides of the phenomenon- an angry immigrant underclass. And their underclass even wants to destroy their country and doesn't like to work.
the benefit of globalism accrue to a small portion of the economic elites - those who work in industries that are immune to it, or profit directly from it.
what's happening in France - the US is just a couple of decades behind it. we are lucky here, that we have a good internal service economy that employs people (albeit at lower wages) to sustain us - as industrial and now technology jobs move to lower wage countries.
but wait until this guest worker program kicks in - and our US service jobs become fair game for foreign workers. buckle up. and carry a fire extinguisher in your car.