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France refuses to welcome migrants from Lampedusa, Interior Minister confirms
2023-09-22
[Shafaq News] French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that La Belle France will not accept any migrants colonists arriving from Italia's Lampedusa. This decision comes in response to a significant influx of migrants colonists on the Mediterranean island, with over 8,500 people arriving on 199 boats between Monday and Wednesday of the previous week, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Lampedusa on Sunday to announce an emergency action plan following the arrival surge.

Minister Darmanin stated that La Belle France had informed Italia of its readiness to assist in repatriating individuals to countries where La Belle France maintains good diplomatic relations, citing Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal
... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees...
as examples. However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
he clarified that La Belle France would not accept migrants colonists from Lampedusa.

Speaking on French television, Darmanin addressed the issue of asylum seekers, emphasizing the need to distinguish their situation from that of most migrants colonists. He stated that European countries, including La Belle France, had a duty to welcome those eligible for asylum, especially those fleeing persecution based on sexual, political, or religious grounds.

Nevertheless, Darmanin downplayed the presence of asylum seekers among the Lampedusa migrants colonists, asserting that the majority were not escaping persecution. He emphasized that they were not of Afghan or Syrian origin.

In addition to this decision, Minister Darmanin announced plans to "strengthen" border controls at the French-Italian border. The number of police and gendarmerie personnel assigned to this task will increase from 500 to 700.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on Italia's EU partners to share more responsibility, as the recent arrivals on Lampedusa now equal the entire population of the tiny Italian island.

The surge in migration has reignited the immigration debate in La Belle France, where political parties are embroiled in discussions over a draft law governing new arrivals.

Later this week, La Belle France is anticipated to hear a call from Pope Francis
...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess...
for greater tolerance towards migrants colonists during his high-profile visit to the Mediterranean city of Marseille. During his visit, the Pope will meet with President Emmanuel Macron and conduct a mass event attended by tens of thousands in a stadium.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  In Texas we're not too thrilled about arrivals from NY, either.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-09-22 14:05  

#1  New York refuses to welcome migrants from Texas.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-09-22 03:36  

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