Nearly 1,000 Tunisian migrants reach Italy overnight

And so it begins. Thousands of Tunisian illegal immigrants arriving in Europe under the guise of being "refugees". Those humanitarian advocates are salivating at the business being generated by these revolutions... What's the bet that these "refugess" were just waiting for any excuse to leave their sand pit country to invade the West? Why don't they flee to Libya or Algeria - fellow Muslim countries? But heck no! They need to go where the stupid White man will look after them with open arms. Give them free housing; free food; free medical; free everything - because they are refugees!! These people wanted this revolution and then they run away?? So, now the "revolution" becomes another countries problem. Who's next?? Couldn't possibly be Egyptians could it? Oh yes, lands of the West and democracy - you will feel the effects of these "revolutions" in your pocket as your taxes are spent to support these non-productive people, who can't even cut it in their own country; under their own people and religion. No matter that you're already taxed to death on everything, you will end up footing the bill to keep these "refugees" in comfort. So, what are you doing reading this blog - get back to work and pay those taxes!!

 

Nearly 1,000 people escaping turmoil in Tunisia landed on an Italian island overnight on Sunday after the government declared a wave of illegal immigrants a humanitarian emergency.

Struggling local authorities called for more support on Sunday to help handle the increasing stream of migrants into Lampedusa, a Sicilian island closer to Africa than mainland Italy, after thousands of arrivals in the past week.
The situation has alarmed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government, which proclaimed a humanitarian emergency following a meeting on Saturday, giving authorities extraordinary powers setting aside normal bureaucracy to control migrant flows, in part by blocking incoming boats off-shore.

The interim government running Tunisia since its president was overthrown last month will discuss the issue, but Italy has yet to make direct contact with it about the problem, a government spokesman told Reuters.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Sunday repeated calls to the European Union for help after one boat sank off Tunisia's coast on Saturday, with at least one migrant reported dead.

"We have to mobilise countries around the Mediterranean which have boats, aircraft, helicopters," Frattini said in an interview with the Corriere Della Sera newspaper.

Authorities have directed migrants to a Lampedusa soccer field while hundreds slept under open skies in its port, wrapped in space blankets. Local hotels and churches have also thrown open facilities.

PATROL BOATS

Italy has called for an urgent EU meeting to work out an efficient response and it wants patrol boats stationed near the Tunisian coast to intercept migrants.

Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has blamed the new exodus on Tunisian authorities being unable to enforce bilateral accords on curbing illegal immigration after weeks of protests overthrew President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali last month.

Maroni, a member of the fiercely anti-immigrant Northern League, said earlier this week that there could be "terrorist infiltrations" among the migrants and criminals could take refuge in Europe under the guise of seeking political asylum.

Italy has also asked the European Commission for help and the situation will be discussed with Tunisia's foreign minister when he visits Rome next week, Maroni said earlier.

Asked how the Tunisian authorities would respond to the migrant problem, government spokesman Tayeb Baccouche told Reuters: "This is a response for the security forces."

"We need to discuss this in the cabinet once we have been alerted by the Italian government because we have not yet been informed directly by the Italian government," he said.

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