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How Italy’s far-right leader learned to stop worrying and love migration
Politico ^ | Aug 30, 2023 | Jacopo Barigazzi

Posted on 12/06/2023 3:01:30 AM PST by Reverend Wright

Before becoming Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni was one of the most strident voices on migration in the European Union. As an opposition politician, she warned darkly of efforts to substitute native Italians with ethnic minorities and promised to put in place a naval blockade to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

During her time in office, she has taken a markedly different tack — presiding over a sharp spike in irregular arrivals and introducing legislation that could see as many as 1.5 million new migrants arrive through legal channels.

Coming at a time when the right and far right are in ascendance ahead of the European Parliament election next spring, Meloni’s policies represent an important course correction for the Continent’s conservative bloc, as fiery rhetoric yields to the cold practicalities of governing.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.eu ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: immigration; italy
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Yet another case of ignore what they say, and watch what they do.

Having Blair and Hillary Clinton rush out to say she was a "responsible leader" etc. should also have been a sign.

1 posted on 12/06/2023 3:01:30 AM PST by Reverend Wright
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Yep - just saw an article about a Parisian woman looking for her missing cat and found a migrant grilling it over a wood fire on the sidewalk. Couldn’t read it - sick to my stomach but some ilk need to be gone.


2 posted on 12/06/2023 3:11:20 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Reverend Wright

Just rout the boats to turkey


3 posted on 12/06/2023 3:14:41 AM PST by struggle
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To: struggle

Sink em?


4 posted on 12/06/2023 3:51:10 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Reverend Wright

There’s a big difference between legal and illegal immigration.


5 posted on 12/06/2023 4:36:40 AM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: Reverend Wright

Payola or threats to family?

The leftist way.


6 posted on 12/06/2023 4:54:19 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

The EU has Italy by its budgetary shorthairs.

Even if Meloni weren’t Deep State, Italy cannot afford to disobey the EU.

Until the Italian populace decides its willing to live within its means, the EU owns them.


7 posted on 12/06/2023 4:57:39 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Reverend Wright

“that could see as many as 1.5 million new migrants arrive through legal channels.”

The operative word is “LEGAL”!

No one is against some level of LEGAL immigration. Especially countries like Italy whose population is declining.


8 posted on 12/06/2023 6:22:34 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Reverend Wright
new migrants arrive through legal channels.

Legal = Good. Illegal = Bad.

9 posted on 12/06/2023 6:23:43 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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“”””No one is against some level of LEGAL immigration. “””””

Don’t be ridiculous, end ALL immigration to America, and that goes for Europe, Legal or illegal immigrants see the current peoples of the West as a racial problem that they can defeat and erase from the planet.

As far as America look around you, we are being colonized and erased by 10s and 10s of millions of foreigners of all stripes that don’t know about America and don’t care about America, Western Civilization, Christianity, or white people and their old ways, it is economic immigration it doesn’t matter if you call them legal or illegal.


10 posted on 12/06/2023 6:49:05 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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There’s a big difference between legal and illegal immigration.

Both are harmful.

11 posted on 12/06/2023 6:53:49 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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No one is against some level of LEGAL immigration.

Speak (virtue signal) for yourself. In my opinion, all immigration needs to stop for a long timne - like for 50 years or we will lose the country.

12 posted on 12/06/2023 6:55:27 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: 1Old Pro

Legal = Bad, illegal = Worse.


13 posted on 12/06/2023 6:56:05 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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“Don’t be ridiculous”

You should take your own advice.

What you’re complaining about is open border invasion, not controlled, vetted, legal immigration where citizens of the country decide who they should let in based on whether they would make a positive contribution to the country.

Y’know, the way your ancestors came here?


14 posted on 12/06/2023 7:14:54 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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Y’know, the way your ancestors came here?

I am several generations away from "immigration". Immigration is not a suicide pact. The truth is we are NOT a nation of immigrants. THE ONLY REASON TO IMPORT HUMANS IS TO INCREASE THE LABOR SUPPLY AND REDUCE WAGES.

So can the virtue signalling BS.

15 posted on 12/06/2023 7:19:05 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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We need a 3 to 4 year total Immigration break.


16 posted on 12/06/2023 7:19:12 AM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND LEFTISM! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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We need a 30 to 40 year total Immigration break.

Fixed it.

17 posted on 12/06/2023 7:20:07 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Ge0ffrey

Not really, just semantics.


18 posted on 12/06/2023 7:22:00 AM PST by stevio (Fight until you die.)
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To: aquila48

My ancestors didn’t immigrate here 400 years ago or after the nation of America was formed and that has zero to do with America’s immigration policy, but you open-borders guys will use any racist argument in the book.

I know what my complaint is and told you, end all immigration, America was plenty full by 1970 and we didn’t need your last 100 million people as a result of your immigration goals.

You obviously like this new non-America America and want the wipe-out of the Americans and destruction of the West to continue.


19 posted on 12/06/2023 7:31:33 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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“The truth is we are NOT a nation of immigrants.”

Tell that to the Indians and those who came here before your ancestors.

“THE ONLY REASON TO IMPORT HUMANS IS TO INCREASE THE LABOR SUPPLY AND REDUCE WAGES.”

That’s really DUMB! Yeah, can you imagine how much money the Indians would be making today if all the palefaces hadn’t migrated here to reduce their wages!? They’d all be billionaires!

My recommendation? Stop posting and making a fool of yourself!


20 posted on 12/06/2023 7:37:11 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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