French Police Evict Thousands of Migrants Camped in Paris

Recently, around 100 new migrants per day have been arriving in an area in Northern Paris, and the number of campers there had become around 2,000 - 2,500 when they were cleared out at 5 AM one morning this week.

Many of the migrants had left war torn countries in Eastern Africa and the Middle East, while some are from as far away as Afghanistan and Sudan.

The migrants were put on buses and given temporary accommodation in gyms and other buildings in and around Paris.

“It’s always the same problem,” said the interior minister. “First off you say ‘I’m going to open a center for 500 people’ and next thing you know you have 3,000 or 4,000 people and you’re left having to sort the problem out.”

Recently a large makeshift camp in Calais was closed (the camp where migrants go before trying to reach Britain) and the migrants there dispersed to other areas.

Island Seeks Women

The Faroe Islands are experiencing a woman shortage.

The Island's population is 50,000, and they have a "gender deficit" of 2,000 more men than women.

Increasingly, Faroese men are bringing women in from Asia, and there are currently 300 women from Thailand and the Phillipines, and Asians now make up the largest ethnic minority.

The immigrants are also very active in the Faroes' work force.

While finding a husband may be fairly easy, the tropical women are having a difficult time with the cold, wet climate, lack of even English speakers, and sometime remote and isolated lifestyles.

'City Stay' Lets Students Study with Immigrant Families in the US

A new study experience option has started, called "city stay," which is in some ways similar to "study abroad."

City Stay is the name of a program run by Minnehaha Academy, a private school in Minneapolis. When students enrol in a city stay, they are placed in immigrant homes for a week and have a chance to learn a foreign culture without ever getting on a plane.

Minnehaha's "City Stay" project has about 60 students and 20 host families so far. So far, It is an unpaid project run by founder Julie Knopp.

Trump's 100th Day May See a Government Shutdown

A government shutdown could be the result of Trump's demand for funding for a wall on the Mexico border.

Among Trump's priorities for the CR* are the wall and the military, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

Congressional Democrats and some Republicans oppose the funding of the wall, and it may result in a government shutdown on Saturday, Trump's 100th day in office. At least 8 democrats are needed to pass a funding bill.

However, Trump was reported to have indicated in a private meeting with conservative media outlets this week that he may put off seeking funds for the border wall until after Republicans begin drafting the budget blueprint for the next fiscal year, which would decrease the likelihood of a shutdown.

*CR stands for "continuing resolution," an "appropriations bill" that sets aside money for specific government departments and programs") 

France: No Mainstream President

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen advance to the final round of the French election set for May 17.

Macron is a politically inexperienced former investment banker in favor of staying in the EU and reforming French economic laws. His supporters often consider Le Pen extremist.

Le Pen is anti-immigration and is in favor of laws restricting some public displays of Muslim culture, such as head scarves, in favor of "France first." The group that supports this candidate is considered fairly far-Right, and they value more control for France, including being allowed to regulate the borders, manage their currency (devalue it if they want to), and to have tools to combat the ill effects of globalization.

Both candidates combined received less than 50% of the vote, so many people will be making a second choice in the election.