“Each time, we tell ourselves that it’s worse but it has never been so serious” – Liberation

She has a reflex that does not deceive: that of all foreigners in a hassle. Similarly, In her living room. In addition. Therefore, Asma, retired after years cleaning the offices of the important ties, deposits an orange cardboard pocket on the table. Moreover, Carefully tidy paperwork (payrolls, residence card, pensions, medical records). Consequently, All his administrative life in France. Moreover, A way to prove your innocence. Asma has a second reflex: she lets go of the same sentence as all immigrants in galley: “I don’t understand.” The retiree has laughing eyes that mask her concern. She applied for a residence permit in February, but she is still pending. His residence card is expired. Asma is stuck: she can “each time, we tell ourselves new no longer leave the country.

The retiree has lived in Val-de-Marne since “Very long”. She left the mountains of “each time. we tell ourselves Kabylia, in Algeria, to join her husband, a worker, in the late 1970s. They founded a large family (seven children and nine grandchildren). Her country of birth is missing, she usually spends half her life in her mountain. It is not the same since the death of her husband. in 2019, but she has her habits in Algeria and the family, especially her little sister who is very sick. “I don’t know what to do to find a solution. My children tell me not to worry because I am not the only one in this situation. but it is not easy. ”