Posted on 06/10/2018 5:42:49 PM PDT by Simon Green
A group of more than 600 migrants appear to have become the first subjects of the new Italian government's tough immigration stance without having even set foot on Italian soil.
A charity rescue vessel carrying 629 people is currently stranded in the Mediterranean after Matteo Salvini, the new Italian interior minister, reportedly refused to allow it to dock at Italian ports.
Mr Salvini, whose far-right League Party's tough line on immigration won it a record number of votes in March's election, has promised to deport half a million illegal migrants from Italy.
He was sworn in as the country's interior minister on 1 June after the formation of an awkward anti-establishment coalition.
The vessel, the Aquarius, which is operated jointly by Medecine Sans Frontiers and SOS Medeterranee, was refused a port of disembarkation by the Italian authorities despite having been told to rescue the migrants by the same co-ordination centre.
The vessel was told to ask Malta to provide a disembarkation port, but Malta has also refused.
Among the migrants on board are 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 children and seven pregnant women. The crew say they have enough food for another two to three days at sea.
The migrants were rescued in several separate operations in the Mediterranean over the past 24 hours - all of which had been carried out at the request of the Italian authorities who are now refusing disembarkation.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Soros-Sponsored Immigration Network Exposed In Italy
Excerpt: "Why is there a migrant crisis in the Mediterranean? Why are NGOs involved? Because there is an extensive network of open borders activists and organizations behind it; many of them are directly funded by or cooperated with George Soros’ Open Society."
"Cospe is among the original founders and promoters of SOS Mediterranee Italia, an NGO that works in the Mediterranean cooperating with Médecins Sans Frontières on the ship Acquarius"
FYI, see #41
Totally agree with your post. Most people aren’t aware that private gun ownership is alive and well in Europe.
According to a 2007 survey cited by wiki, gun ownership in Germany, France, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden is just over 30 guns per 100 residents. This compares to 45 guns/100 residents in Switzerland and 112/100 for the US. I suspect the survey results significantly undercount the true numbers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country
Medecine Sans Frontiers is better known as Doctors Without Borders, a far left open borders advocacy group. I don't know about SOS Medeterranee . . .
Italy is the main entry for migrants crossing from North Africa to Europe......Mr Salvini said on Sunday Italy was saying ...“no to human trafficking,.... no to the business of illegal immigration!”....He also complained, on Facebook that:.... “Malta takes in nobody.... France pushes people back at the border, Spain defends its frontier with weapons.”
It’s a ‘German charity’.... SOS Méditerranée had picked up the migrants in Libyan waters ..
"The crew say they have enough food for another two to three days at sea." MORE than enough to GO BACK HOME!!!
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“Every life is sacred — to save lives you have to 'stop' the departures of these death boats, which is a lucrative business for some
and a disgrace for the rest of the world,”.....“Enough of Sicily being the
refugee camp of Europe,” he said...“I will not stand by and do nothing while there are
landings after landings.....There is not enough housing and work for Italians,
let alone half the continent of Africa
“Every life is sacred — to save lives you have to 'stop' the departures of these death boats, which is a lucrative business for some
and a disgrace for the rest of the world,”.....“Enough of Sicily being the
refugee camp of Europe,” he said...“I will not stand by and do nothing while there are
landings after landings.....There is not enough housing and work for Italians,
let alone half the continent of Africa
Not sure what your showing there....need to use the sizing for photos.
Once the Italians have demonstrated to Africa that no longer will they be allowed to dock in Italy but will be returned to Libya, the problem will be solved and they will stop coming. Good lesson for Merkel to learn who started this entire blight for all of Europe.
Turn it right around and sail it back. They can disembark back in Africa.
She doesn’t look Italian.
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