Answer:
hmmm lets see............
Explanation:
In the immediate postwar period, France was the only country in Europe to encourage permanent immigration. In this respect its policy resembled that of the United States. Yet, as elsewhere in Western Europe, France's recruitment of new workers halted with the first oil shock in 1973.
Federal employees hired on merit would probably be another name for civil servants. A civil servant is someone who works for the government in the public department and usually deals with citizens and their wants and interests.
