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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3026369/Italy-rescues-1-500-migrants-sea-24-hours.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3026369/Italy-rescues-1-500-migrants-sea-24-hours.html
Italian Coastguard Rescues 1,500 Migrants Adrift At Sea :)
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This situation has been going on for a long time and it costs Italy so much money and also in resources. The EU has stepped in to help patrol the area, but not to rescue any refugees. It's difficult because you can't stop them, but at the same time it creates hostility in Italy with all the refugees and Italy doesn't have the money to support the influx.
Gabe is right, this situation is really "getting on everyone's nerves", if I may say so.
It's good that they have rescued all these people, they are human begins after all, and the truth is most of them are really fleeing their country because of war and other problems they are having. So they really don't have a choice: they either hop on a boat and come to Italy or... they die.
However, the problem is that there are just too many! It was OK at first, they received proper care and food and water, Italians are literally the most generous people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting! But now the situation is out of control, there are thousands of immigrants coming here day after day after day.... And Italy seems to be the only country in this world to welcome them (I've heard other countries threaten to open fire if they don't turn their boats the other way around
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And it's not just the lack of resources to sustain all these people, but many of them are seriously uneducated! They started protests in various Italian cities, because they are unhappy with the conditions they were living in. They became very rude in a short period of time, for various reasons I'm not sure I want to share here (main idea: they are given everything on a golden platter, but it's not enough)
Hence... the reason why the situation is "getting on everyone's nerves".
It's good that they have rescued all these people, they are human begins after all, and the truth is most of them are really fleeing their country because of war and other problems they are having. So they really don't have a choice: they either hop on a boat and come to Italy or... they die.
However, the problem is that there are just too many! It was OK at first, they received proper care and food and water, Italians are literally the most generous people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting! But now the situation is out of control, there are thousands of immigrants coming here day after day after day.... And Italy seems to be the only country in this world to welcome them (I've heard other countries threaten to open fire if they don't turn their boats the other way around
).And it's not just the lack of resources to sustain all these people, but many of them are seriously uneducated! They started protests in various Italian cities, because they are unhappy with the conditions they were living in. They became very rude in a short period of time, for various reasons I'm not sure I want to share here (main idea: they are given everything on a golden platter, but it's not enough)
Hence... the reason why the situation is "getting on everyone's nerves".
Lampedusa isn't a rich island and tourism has been ruined by the influx of refugees. I watched a documentary on it a couple of years ago and the locals have suffered as no one wants to visit with migrant centers around.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31501782
The main issue is that they know the authorities will try to rescue them so it encourages more to make the journey. As the island has a small population of about 5,000, how can they cope when 1000s of refugees turn up? Imagine where you live increasing by a third overnight!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31501782
The main issue is that they know the authorities will try to rescue them so it encourages more to make the journey. As the island has a small population of about 5,000, how can they cope when 1000s of refugees turn up? Imagine where you live increasing by a third overnight!
The only thing they can do is prosecute the traffickers and prevent people from making the journey. It may seem cruel, but you can't rescue the whole world of refugees. They deliberately dump them knowing that the EU will be forced to rescue them and look after them. It's not a solution to the problem, but encourages more people to do it.
I don't think it will make a difference. If there's a demand someone will supply. It's not like immigrants are forced on these fishing boats. They come here out of their own free will. And they will continue to do so as long as their countries are in shambles.
Not to mention the fact that Italy is a Western EU country with a really awesome welfare system. You never see people fleeing to my country (Vietnam) lol
This is a topic that will bring up all sorts of arguements I think. It's all very well rescuing and trying to control the amount of people that enter a country, what needs to be done though I feel is that more countries need to address why people feel the need to risk their own lives to leave a country in the first place.
People trafficking is big business and while people are still willing to risk it all, then it will always happen unfortunately.
People trafficking is big business and while people are still willing to risk it all, then it will always happen unfortunately.
Other countries cannot force others to change when they don't want to. Those is power don't care about the citizens, they just want power so that's why people flee. They see the freedoms of others and want that. Not everyone can though and is it right that other countries support and take in others because they yearn for freedom?
In times of natural disasters and wars yes, but we have seen what has happened as a consequence. Home grown terrorists that attack the countries that have taken them in. It's a minority, but enough to endanger society and break up the social fabric of a country.
I don't think these people want to flee their country. They do it because they have no other choice. I'm not saying we should accept all these refugees. Some countries are already accepting more refugees than they should. But I think the citizens of these countries can change their countries. Like a second Arab spring.
Wait, are you from Vietnam and live in another country or do you live in Vietnam. Because I thought Internet almost didn't exist there, lmao. I think most middle eastern refugees flee to other middle eastern countries such as Jordan, though.
I think the UK only accepted 23.000 refugees in 2013. Germany accept 80.ooo and Sweden accepted 50.000. And Sweden doesn't even have half the population that the UK does.