If I'm going MIA to CDG to VCE do I need to clear passport control? The MIA to CDG portion is on AA and the CDG to VCE is on Air France - obviously separate tickets.
You are entering the Schengen Area in Paris so regardless of whether you are booked on one ticket or separate tickets, you have to clear Schengen entry passport control at CDG. (Which specific passport control point you clear it through might depend on how you booked it, if you need to pick up luggage. etc., but no matter what you'll have to do it in Paris.)