Illegal Immigration

illegal immigration: Police sprayed tear gas at a few students throwing projectiles but most marched peacefully, some climbing on bus shelters to shout demands for the interior minister's resignation, according to The Star. Such expulsions occur regularly around France as the government tries to limit illegal immigration. But the treatment of the girl touched a nerve, with critics saying police went too far and betrayed France's image as a champion of human rights and PARIS Several hundred French teenagers erected barricades outside their schools and marched through Paris on Thursday to protest the police expulsions of immigrant families including some of their classmates. Anger erupted this week over the treatment of a 15-year-old Kosovar girl who was detained in front of classmates on a field trip. The government says her eight-member family had been denied asylum and was no longer allowed to stay in France. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.