The plight of the Roma

This is not only Roma problem, this is problem of economic immigrants in general - north Africa/central Africa immigrants in Spain, Italy and especially Greece, Muslim population in France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium; Asian immigrants here in Canada - nations move once again and Romas are only tiny fragment of the global puzzle. But the solution will be similar for all nations...I am just not sure WHAT is the solution!

Julie
http://juliekinnear.com/

val19

BS

we implement our laws

if you like Roms, take one family with you

It hurts, but I do agree with the basic conclusion that many European countries are very good at preaching humanistic "values" but when it comes to implement them themselves, results are sorely lacking. France in particular seems to have taken the lead in this type of hypocrisy.

I've just signed up because I'm fed up with these articles who recently The Economist are posting on a daily basis.. The Roma situation is hardly a HUGE problem for Western Europe, the size of the gypsies population in this part of the world is zero point somenthing.
Talking about "deportation" is an insult to people who have been really deported ! The Romas sent back to Romania from France are just a few hundreds and they've been paid with taxpayer money to do so, not to mention that they're people who refused FREE education, FREE healthcare and in some cases even FREE housing!

The tone of this interview is really biased, gypsies in the US are just a few thousands and they're not allowed to built shanty towns like on the outskirts of Paris or Rome, or bring with them their large families.
Why didn't you interview teachers from across the continent who have to deal with gypsy kids who don't want to learn the local language, don't attend classes on a regular basis and are mostly unvaccinated?
Plus your interviewees fail to notice that there isn't "a" Roma language. I'm a Swiss-Italian who have lived in California and Germany and I had to adapt to local languages and customs, why should we treat differently Roma/Sirtis/Gypsies ?
If I don't send my kids to school, I don't let them being vaccinated or even if I build a small hut in my backyard I'll end up in jail!

People are judged by their actions. Everyone, every company, every society builds its own reputation. It is hilarious to claim "discrimination" when someone has broken a rule. Yes, they have rights, but on the contrary they have obligations as well. Punishment for not disobeying to law it is not "discrimination", it is Justice!