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The article discusses the youth protests in France. They are demonstrating against a measure designed to create jobs specifically for them, and are joined by the children of those immigrants, who would most benefit for a new law. It explains the so-called first-job contract, which allows employers to dismiss new hires under the age of 26 without notice or even explanation, a measure that was introduced by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. It discusses the reasons behind the behavior of the French youth and young immigrants and goes on to describe France's growing sense of stagnation.