re: When did gypsies infiltrate the US?

You sure it's gypsies and not the dalits from south of the border. They look alike and act alike and they are moving further east and north.

Mayberry had issues in 1966. Andy handled it.

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Well did you search???

2000 were apprehended at the border in 2021. Per a news article I found, can’t find anything newer. I would guess more have come in this year.

I have been wondering about this too.

They are around San Antonio now too, doing their panhandling schtick. I have a friend from Europe and he is cracking up that of all places they are now in San Antonio. Gypsys are a big problem in Europe.

They were Indian people that wondered into Europe many centuries ago. They have kept their own culture and traditions all this time, and have been long discriminated against in Europe. They like to con people and panhandle rather than work an honest living. Probably commit more crime than average.

Sound familiar?

They are pretty much found all over Europe. It’s hilarious if they become a bigger thing in America.

As progressive as we think of Europe as, they really hate gypsys.

There's roughly 1 million in the USA according to a quick search on the internets

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They were Indian people that wondered into Europe many centuries ago. They have kept their own culture and traditions all this time, and have been long discriminated against in Europe. They like to con people and panhandle rather than work an honest living. Probably commit more crime than average.

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Romania was basically named after the Romani people (gypsies). They officially comprise of less than 5% of their current population, but no one knows for sure because they live outside of official government registries and laws. Their totals could be closer to 10-15% of the population.

They don’t like to be counted in the census, and they travel a lot, so they often don’t have official addresses. No one knows how many are currently in and around Romania.

They’ve been in Europe for centuries, but have traditionally been concentrated in Eastern Europe. However, they’ve quickly migrated throughout the rest of the continent after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Where in New Orleans have you seen gypsies? I see the regular beggars in the canal st/canal blvd /Delgado area. But, those are druggies.

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Romania was named after the Romans.

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I screwed up the origin. Yes, Romania is derived from Rome and Romans. The Romani people are named after the country.

Gypsies adopted the name “Romani” in the 20th century to distance themselves from all the negative stereotypes and negative history associated with the term “gypsy”. They chose Romani in part because they were concentrated in and around Romania.