(France 24) The mayors of 13 major French cities, frustrated over a lack of shelter for asylum seekers, have penned an open letter to the government demanding it do more to address the situation.
The signatories of the appeal come from an array of political parties, and include Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
“As the mayors of major cities, we are confronted by the growing strain on the system put into place to deal with people seeking refuge on our soil, as well as a humanitarian situation that has not stopped getting worse,” the mayors wrote in the letter, which was dated Tuesday, April 23, but made public the next day. “Hundreds of men, women and children are living in dire conditions in the heart of our cities because of the solutions that have been adopted.”
