Expelling the Roma (Al Jazeera) -

France claims that its illegal Roma communities (often called gypsies or travellers) are a serious threat to social order. Nicolas Sarkozy ordered the dismantling of illegal camps of travelling people and Roma across France, as part of a "war" on crime and urban violence. Will Sarkozy's plan to deport the Roma actually serve the public interest, or is it an attempt to shift the focus off the country's political and economic challenges?