France stops all Italian trains carrying north African immigrants
17th April 2011
Europe discovers that it actually has nations after all.
Italy infuriated the French last week by giving out temporary residence visas, allowing the immigrants to travel in the European Union.
Many want to go to France because they speak French, and because they believe that President Nicolas Sarkozy’s approach to the war in Libya means he will be sympathetic to them.
But the French government insists it will only allow in those with the financial resources to live in France independently – a requirement which rules out most of those who have fled to Europe.
Heh.
Security has been stepped up right across the Franco-Italian border, including along ancient foot paths linking the two countries.
Italian officials have confirmed that thousands of immigrants have been arrested by the French and then sent back to them over the past few weeks.
Gee, imagine that.