Afghan teenager boxes his way to French residency
An Afghan boy abandoned on a French street who became a boxing champion was granted residency rights at a state ceremony Wednesday in a case that reignited debate about France’s immigration policy.
Sharif Hassan Zadeh, 17, was smuggled to Europe three years ago by people traffickers who dumped him alone in the northern city of Tourcoing. He was taken in by a shelter for distressed teenagers, where he still lives today.
He took up boxing at a local club and became junior French champion in the super-lightweight category two weeks ago despite having no legal status.
Hitting someone really quickly is one way to get French citizenship. There are actually two other ways:
(1) Say that some white American uttered a racial slur to your face
(2) Kill a white cop.
