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Giorgia Meloni: I won’t allow Italy to become Europe’s refugee camp (www.theguardian.com)
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Italy’s far-right prime minister has said she will not allow the country to become “Europe’s refugee camp”, after thousands of people seeking refuge landed on its shores, prompting France to tighten controls at its border with Italy.

Giorgia Meloni told the UN general assembly in New York that the huge numbers arriving in Lampedusa, a tiny Sicilian island that for years has been the first port of call for people crossing a perilous stretch of the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa, had placed Italy “under incredible pressure”.

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[–] Airazz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was born in a shit country and everyone here worked hard over the past few decades to turn it into a decent country, with help from developed ones. That's how.

[–] hubobes@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let us assume that you actually come from nothing and made it to a better life. Great job. That however still does not mean that the material conditions given to you are the same for everyone else. You assume that everyone has the same possibilities and opportunities as you do. That simply is not the case.

[–] Airazz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, and what's your point? Some people don't get the same opportunities, therefore they should all move to countries which are doing well? What are they going to do once they arrive? Most of them are uneducated, don't know the language and don't have any valuable skills. How are they going to survive in these crowded, overpriced cities?

They can't all live on welfare payments.

That's why I support helping their home countries develop, funding education and healthcare, sharing agricultural and manufacturing knowledge. It'll be better for everyone if they turn their poor countries into developed economies.