- Joined
- 25 Jul 2022
- Messages
- 12,273
- Reaction score
- 952
- Country
Yep, totally over your head.
Sponsored Links
Master of the swerve.
- Joined
- 22 Jan 2007
- Messages
- 16,436
- Reaction score
- 2,322
- Country
I take it the barge is now full? No?
- Joined
- 25 Jul 2022
- Messages
- 12,273
- Reaction score
- 952
- Country
I agree with you. You are excellent at it.
Sponsored Links
I knew nothing about this crossing from Africa to Lampedusa, but having done a bit of reading, its been happening for years and has a number of factors.
In the sense that most of those crossing are not directly escaping war or persecution as such at a simplistic level they might be described as economic migrants.
Most of them in the Sept crossings seem to be sub Saharan nationalities which have basically been purged from Tunisia, particularly Sfax
these people are pretty desperate, they fleeing because life is so intolerable, it’s not like they are “economic migrants” simply fancying a better job in Italy.
in the past however I get the impression Lampedusa became a way to reach EU and some migrants/refugees were able to enter EU where they ended up as cheap Labour
for those interested in more detail, there’s some here
Migrants in Tunisia: 'It looks like they're pushing them to leave' for the Italian coast
At a time when thousands of people are disembarking in Lampedusa, Tunis is moving hundreds of sub-Saharans from the city of Sfax to the main departure points for Italy.
www.lemonde.fr
Statewatch | Arrivals in Lampedusa: Solidarity and resistance in the face of Europe's reception crisis!
Joint statement signed by Statewatch and more than 80 other organisations: Following the arrival of a record number of people on the move in Lampedusa, civil society expresses its deep concern at the security response of European states, the crisis of reception, and reaffirms its solidarity with...
www.statewatch.org
Nah, Nicola Sturgeon put me right off Scotland
Not as full as every 3 star hotel.
Conservatives have no interest in speeding processing…why should they when their mates at Serco, Deloitte, G4S are creaming in money from these hotel contracts, detention centres, phoney schemes like Rwanda
but hey when yer vote Tory it’s what you get
D
Deleted member 221031
Do you honestly think it will be any different under labour ?
Everything will be different under a Labour government: the grass will be greener; the rivers cleaner; the air will feel fresher, more alive than ever before. You'll never have it so good. 
I've said in other threads, I think the SNP briefly floated the idea of building one or two entirely new towns up here, with priority given to migrants for housing within them.
'Scotland is a very welcoming place ...' they say time and time again. No doubt true to an extent, however I suspect our welcoming nature would be tested if the numbers increased significantly and if new towns were built for migrants.
Having said that, this challenge ain't going away. Migration of people is only going to increase, so better solutions will need to be found in some shape or form.
That include your favorite football team winning the title.Everything will be different under a Labour government: the grass will be greener; the rivers cleaner; the air will feel fresher, more alive than ever before. You'll never have it so good.
Fat chance while our defence play like weebles without a clue.
- Joined
- 22 Jan 2007
- Messages
- 16,436
- Reaction score
- 2,322
- Country
Yea, Government have failed miserably. Again.
Sponsored Links
Similar threads
