On EU migration, Italy fights on
Europe does not need more migrants from an alien culture and who have no intention of integrating.
Read the rest of the article at the link.But despite facing possible sanctions for doing so, Italy's government is showing no signs of backing down, especially since its tough anti-immigration stance has continued to serve to its right-wing party's benefit at the polls. Thus, immigration will remain a central issue in Rome’s political agenda in the months ahead — providing fodder for even more diplomatic disputes between Italy and Brussels, as well as other EU member states, in the process.
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However, while the overall number of migrants arriving directly to Italy by sea or land may be decreasing, recent data also show that the number of those who are being sent back to Italy from other EU member states is on the rise. In 2018, some 6,500 people were forced to return from fellow EU countries because Italy was where they were initially registered. This is a considerable increase from the 2,500 people who “ricocheted” back to Rome in 2014 under the Dublin Regulation.