Immigration Museum in Paris Exposition Repères. Photo. : Awatef ChengalJust yesterday, a new museum on immigration opened in France, coming at a time when there is a debate circulating over a new amendment to the immigration bill that proposes: "the use of genetic testing to verify the bloodlines of would-be immigrants who want to join family members already living in France."
If you can't believe this, read the article from the NY Times.
And by the way, Mr. Sarkozy did not attend the inauguration of the musuem, which documents the centuries of immigration to France, from Europe, its former African colonies, and Southeast Asia, in addition to covering current xenophobia and racism in France. Mr. Sarkozy, the son of an immigrant himself, did have time, however, to attend the inauguration of an architectural museum last month delivering a speech about the importance of architecture in France. Yes Mr. Sarkozy, I think architecture is a very important topic in France, maybe more than immigration- WOW.
Before you read the entire article, check out the Immigration Museum's website- if you can understand French.
http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/index.php?lg=fr&nav=1&flash=0
For those of you interested and going to Paris anytime soon, the museum's address is: Palais de la Porte Dorée. 293, avenue Daumesnil - 75012 Paris
Métro Porte Dorée / Bus 46 et PC2
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