French Expulsions

Are the French Roma Deportations A Sign of Growing Xenophobia? - TIME: "France has begun the first of 700 deportations of Roma, the so-called 'gypsies,' to Romania and Bulgaria, all part of its controversial crackdown on communities officials hold responsible for criminal activity. The expulsions are set to be completed by the end of the month. Also affected by the law-and-order push are the nomadic 'travelers' group the Roma are a sub-set of; delinquents and their families in France's troubled suburban housing projects; and human traffickers and the illegal immigrants they smuggle to France..."