octavio, about the issue italy and spain

Submitted by susan (Italy), Nov 22, 2006 at 15:14

Hi it's true that the holed territories are italy and spain for obvious reasons (wonder why greece is never mentioned, perhaps, they shoot at those boats) but don't believe the totality of muslim immigration comes from water.

I read somewhere some honest reports that said the illegal immigrants (not saying of which religion) were using boats through the mediterranean were 22% of the total.

If sea and wrecked boats was their only way, all the problems would be south EU and scandinavia and the uk would be safe.

Think about it, not everybody is so stupid to travel by sea. The majority just comes in to EU as tourists and simply stay there when visa is expired.

I hate to see the boats landing on our coasts but I am not that naive to think the problem lies there (on guarding the coasts).

Besides, you cannot do anything. Once the italian coast guard touched a wrecked boat from albania and it collapsed. Some people died and our government have been called all sorts of names.

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