The majority of italians applaud with satisfaction the criminalization of illegal immigrants decided by the alleged "security decree." Applaud the rejection of the refugees in Libya. Applauds the private patrols. It's the victory of propaganda on reality. Result of a populist policy that prefers to make proclamations rather than addressing the real problems.
Fault of many italian journalists who have always given great emphasis to crimes of illegal immigrants on Italian, ignoring the crimes of the Italians on illegal immigrants and illegal immigrants on illegal immigrants, who are many more.
The reality is that foreigners in Italy are now 4 million, including EU citizens. It's a bit difficult to say that Italy is not multiethnic, as Berlusconi does, now that we talk about 7% of the population. Those who have obtained citizenship are at least 300,000. Those who are born in Italy about 500,000. The crime rate in this population is equal to that of Italians. There are many illegal immigrants, from 650,000 to half a million. Most of them are such because although they arrived lawfully in Italy they have lost their jobs or have worked illegaly and failed to regulate. Now in 2008 how many illegal immigrants have been reached by decree of expulsion for minor crimes (like theft or drug dealing)? 6000. A number trumpeted by the press of the right as a great success of the government.Thus only 10% of illegal immigrants should be expelled. But this means that they have been sent away? Oh no. About 1,000 were held in prison for short periods. Another 1000 were kept in reception centers always for short periods. How many have actually been loaded on a plane for their country? 40. Yes you read that right, 40. And it's always been so, even in previous years, including during the previous Berlusconi government, when the maximum was a few hundred. Now it's easy to see that deport half a million people would be impossible, as well as illegal, because the vast majority of illegal immigrants, 90% of them, are just people who do not have permission to stay because they work or have illegaly worked for certain periods. Their fault or the fault of the Italians who paddle in illegal work for 60 years?
Well actually expel 6,000 people would be very expensive and totally ineffective, because those who have been deported for crimes like theft and drug dealing have excellent contacts with the Italian crime and then return when they want. And also the 30-40 expelled every year in most cases return. They aren't like the poor refugees to send back to Libya. Then this is the reality: they don't fund to police. They don't streamline the justice system. They will not allocate funds to build new prisons.
What then the use of criminalize illegal immigrants? nothing. To tie, even better, a part of them with the italian crime. To prevent them from giving birth in hospital, recognize their children, send them to school, send money to their families at home.
A similar law is therefore not only morally wrong, it's stupid and useless. But the italians applaud. Because propaganda is better than reality.
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