Monday, March 28, 2011

Italy deck pay 1,700 euros to Tunisian immigrants to return home

The Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has proposed the payment of 1,500 euros and 1,700 illegal immigrants are Tunisians in Italy and who choose to return voluntarily to their country. The proposal has been welcomed by Umberto Bossi, leader of the federalist and xenophobic Northern League, a partner in the government of Silvio Berlusconi, who has disagreed with the idea, as published by the Italian press.

"Pay?" I do not give them nothing, would charge (on planes or boats) and take them back. And if we return to bring back the home, "Bossi said. Frattini, however, said the channel SkyTg24, that payment of these amounts could be anticipated by the Italian Government, but that the funds would be obtained from the European Union (EU).

Assisted repatriation was one of the Frattini made proposals to the Tunisian authorities in an official trip with the Interior Minister Roberto Maroni. During the visit addressed the large flow of illegal immigration in recent months since the North African country to the Italian coast.

In an interview with the newspaper 'Quotidiano Nazionale ", Frattini said he and Maroni made clear the need to repatriate illegal immigrants and contribute to its" social reintegration. " "The International Organization for Migration (IOM) gives a dowry of $ 1,500 (about 1,000 euros). We may exceed this amount to 2,000 dollars (1,500 euros) or $ 2,500 (1,700 euros), thus providing conditions for thousands of people back, "he said.

According to the Italian Government, the country has come since the end of January 15,000 people from Tunisia, the first North African country where popular revolts brought down the regime and encouraged them to spread to other countries in the region, including Egypt.

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