In Paris Without Papers, and Seeking Visibility

– By Scott Sayare, for The New York Times –
PARIS — The 2,000 illegal immigrants camped in this vacant warehouse are not hiding. Quite the contrary.
These West Africans, Turks, Pakistanis and Chinese have done all they can to publicize their camp, a sprawling colony of mattresses and cardboard, quilts and concrete at 14, rue Baudelique, [...]

“Apartheid” in France, says diversity commissioner

– By Scott Sayare –
PARIS — As Obama’s historic election and inauguration begin to fade from the front pages of the French press, so too does an opportunity to change the country’s culture of quiet, but fierce, racism and xenophobia slip away.
“Today, we’re digging a trench that’s leading us directly to apartheid,” said  Yazid Sabeg, [...]