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Italy Won't Bow To Powerful Elites In Favor Of Open Borders, Insists Meloni

Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,

A defiant Giorgia Meloni offered a staunch defense of her government’s
handling of the migrant crisis in the Chamber of Deputies this week...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told political opponents she
will not bow to the political pressure exerted by powerful elites in
favor of open borders.

Speaking during Question Time in the Chamber of Deputies, Meloni
responded to questions related to her government’s handling of the
ever-increasing migratory pressure in the Mediterranean following
government data published this week that revealed more than 20,000
people have now reached the country so far this year.

    “As long as there are departures on boats in bad condition,
navigating in bad weather conditions, there will be loss of life,” she
told parliamentary colleagues.

    “We need to invest in legal routes, and that is exactly the job
the government is doing. Our conscience is clear. I hope that whoever
attacks the government but does not say a word about smugglers can say
the same,” she added.

She offered a staunch defense of the country’s coastguard, which came
under considerable scrutiny from Italy’s left-wing press in the
aftermath of the migrant boat tragedy in the Ionian Sea, which cost
several dozen lives.

The Italian premier expressed her amazement that “for political ends,
we end up questioning the honor and the work of people who risk their
lives every day to save human lives and the honor of Italy.”

On the wider migratory issue gripping the nation, Meloni highlighted
that “for several months we have been witnessing a migratory pressure
that has few precedents toward Europe and Italy,” and despite calls
from humanitarian lobbyists and political opponents, she “has no
intention of bowing to the many powerful pressures of those who would
like a vision without national borders.”

She reiterated her desire to “firmly combat illegal traffickers and
manage immigration in a regular way” through government decree and
subsequent legislation. However, she warned that Italy cannot be
expected to handle the crisis alone and called for “a framework of
responsibility that must also involve the other European states.”

The conservative administration in Rome has been busy tackling the
issue facing Italy and wider Europe since its electoral success in
September, with Meloni recently introducing legislation to pass
tougher sentences on convicted people smugglers. Those found guilty of
the offense could soon face up to 30 years in prison should their
negligent actions or failure to act result in the death of vulnerable
migrants.

Meloni also issued several government decrees that she aims to pass to
stifle the operations of humanitarian search-and-rescue vessels
operating in the Mediterranean. The decrees, which have caused outrage
among the Italian left and European NGOs, call on vessels operating in
the area to return to land immediately after a rescue, rather than
remaining at sea and effectively becoming a magnet for other
prospective migrants encouraged to attempt the perilous journey.

This perspective was supported by a recent report by Italy’s
intelligence services, which claimed the presence of NGO vessels in
the Mediterranean is fueling the migrant crisis.

The report accused NGOs of providing “a logistical advantage for the
criminal organizations that manage migrant trafficking, allowing them
to adapt their modus operandi according to the possibility of reducing
the quality of the vessels used, correspondingly increasing illicit
profits, and exposing the people on board to a more concrete risk of
shipwreck.”