However, the reactions to the 1921 decree, which eased the access to French citizenship for foreigners (mostly Jews and Italians) born in Tunisia,[5] were lively. Some Tunisian newspapers criticized this "attack on Tunisian citizenship" and argued that foreigners in Tunisia could be given Tunisian nationality. On the other hand, others found it normal for Christian foreigners born in Tunisia to seek French citizenship rather than Tunisian.[6]