Influx of irregular immigrants to Italy
The number of irregular migrants arriving in Italy by crossing the Mediterranean was reported to have been around 1,700 this past weekend.
According to news from the Italian agency ANSA, approximately 700 irregular immigrants arrived in Lampedusa, the land part of the country closest to Africa, with 17 immigrant boats on Saturday, April 8, and approximately 1,000 irregular immigrants with 26 boats approaching the island. on Sunday. April 9 Meanwhile, it was reported that coast guard teams carried out an operation last night on the migrant boat and rescued 36 people from the sea, 8 of them women.
According to data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the number of immigrants who arrived in the country across the sea from New Year to April 7 was recorded at 28,285. In the same period last year, this number was 6,938. .
On the other hand, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is expected to discuss this week in Rome this week with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nebil Ammar as the boats used in the growing irregular migration Most of them have recently left Tunisia.
THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION
In the irregular migratory flow to Europe, the Central Mediterranean route stands out as one of the routes where intense mobility has been observed in recent years.
On this route, European civil society organizations often rescue irregular migrants asking for help at sea, rather than European government officials. These NGOs have difficulties in evacuating the irregular migrants they rescue from time to time because the EU member states do not provide them with a ‘safe haven’.
The first place where immigrants who can cross the Mediterranean or are rescued on their own set foot in Europe is the island of Lampedusa, which is the closest land part of Italy to North Africa.
A large number of irregular immigrants die every year trying to cross the Mediterranean, due to the capsizing of the boat or the lack of air and water due to overcrowding in the boats. (AA)