On the contrary,they haven't assimilated and that's the problem.It's not even about poverty but about their "culture",even the rich ones.Just some months ago police and gendarmes broke in force to stop some rich gypsie self intitled "royalties" to marry their kids,age 12 and 11.They have no respect for the law only for their rules established in the "stabor"(gypsie council).After so many years,police crack downs,arrests,children beeing taken away from them and placed in state custody they still don't get it:"no child marriages allowed!!"
The only responsility lies with their community ,to drag themselves into the 21st century,european states have waisted enough money on them.