At least one European country is being serious about illegal immigration.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed a bill to curb illegal immigration, including naval blockades along the shores.
Meloni’s cabinet approved the proposal. The bill needs to pass the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
From The Associated Press:
Italy’s new migration package — which also includes stricter surveillance at borders and cooperation with European agencies — comes a day after the approval of the new EU pact on migration and asylum, which Rome plans to implement swiftly.The package includes new powers that would enable Italian authorities to impose a naval blockade on migrant ships trying to enter Italy’s territorial waters, under certain conditions.Authorities can ban the crossing into Italian waters for up to 30 days, in cases in which the migrant ship poses “serious threats to public order or national security,” as in the concrete risk of terrorist acts or terrorist infiltration, the bill says. The blockade is extendable up to a maximum of six months.It would also be possible to stop the ships from entering Italian waters in the case of a drastic influx in migrants that could jeopardize the secure management of borders.
Violators face a fine of up to 50,000 euros ($59,400). They could lose the ships, too, if they repeat the violations.
The government would then transport the people “to third countries other than their country of origin, with which Italy has entered into specific agreements.”
I’m shocked that the European Parliament approved new policies that allow nations to deny asylum and deport illegal aliens.
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