Migrant centre draws island's ire - 11 Sep 07

A difficult dilemma has arisen over African immigrants making their way to the Italian island of Lampedusa. In an effort to accommodate them humanely, authorities have built a new holding facility there. Al Jazeera's Karl Stagno-Navarra was given exclusive access to the centre, and found resentment to its building from among the island's residents.

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[outkast28570]

I'm glad you mentioned respectable who is control of the world and who let it get this way? Eat some spaghetti and bring Mussolini and Hitler back from the dead

[Anglichanen]

I see Italy has fallen for the stupidity of political correctness too. I would like to know a muslim country where Christians can go and use tax payers money for free. They are even wearing terrorist scarves. Crazy They should be removed to a muslim country or an African one where they belong.

[marmiz9436]

they have a public phone so they can keep in touch with their family and friends that are still in their countries and tell them that thay can come because they are being accepted.. why do you think that when illegal immigrants come sometimes there are more illegal imigrants waiting for them on the island?? its just because they told them to come theirselves because they've been accepted!!!

[levlobotomy]

Yes, but like I said, they should swim back home so they dont cost us even more money. They will be the downfall of our civilization if we dont be careful.

[levlobotomy]

They get welfare handouts in Europe though. I mean, its a human right here. Shouldnt apply for those people though. They never paid into our welfare pots.

[levlobotomy]

Obviously. Which is why they come here. We need more of those centres.

[levlobotomy]

They can swim back home.

[outkast28570]

maybe the mayor wants to get locked up so she can get some african sausage

[mimeNo9]

Well I can only speak from my experience in the US. Most (illegal) migrants that xenophobic Americans hate are hard working and they only do the jobs spoiled Americans wouldn't deign to do. They don't get any welfare handouts from the US government.

[bigboi10125]

It ain't very respectable when they only come to your country to sponge off the state and steal other peoples jobs, homes etc. They just waste time and tax payers money! (most of them anyway)