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Italy MP smears greasepaint on face for anti-migrant speech
Right-wing MP smears greasepaint on face in parliament, saying Italians need to be “a bit darker” to access state aid.
A right-wing Italian politician smeared his face with black greasepaint in parliament, advising Italians to "become a bit darker" if they wanted to take advantage of the country's supposed hand-outs to black immigrants.
Northern League MP Gianluca Buonanno protested late on Wednesday that asylum seekers and migrants were given free accommodation and other benefits when white Italians were struggling to survive.
He told parliament that too much money was being given to immigrants when Italy did nothing for its own citizens.
"At the end of the day, maybe in this country in order to achieve anything we need to be a bit darker.
"I say we can all put make-up on and make ourselves a bit darker, and then we can all go around painted black and say we want the same help that non-EU citizens get."
The Northern League has accused Cecile Kyenge, the country's Congo-born minister for integration, of using her post to "favour negritude".
Kyenge is Italy's first black politician and has experienced multiple incidents of racism, not least from the Northern League.
Its leader Roberto Calderoli compared her to an orang-utan last year. He was later charged with defamation aggravated by racial discrimination.
Kyenge has also had bananas thrown at her during public appearances and the political party's official newspaper has started printing her daily agenda, detailing her official appointments.
In response Nichi Vendola, the head of the left-wing SEL party, tweeted: "Can someone tell the racists that we're in the Third Millennium and are a civilised country, despite them.
"The racists think they're in Alabama or Mississippi of a half-century ago or in South Africa during apartheid."
Italy has been criticised for its poor treatment of refugees and asylum seekers by the UN, EU and human rights groups, among others.
In October a UN official said a boat disaster that left 300 people feared dead off the Italian coast was the result of a repressive policy towards illegal immigrants.
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Original way to get one's point across.
Whilst Italian pensioners get 15 Euros a day,the illegal immigrants are getting 45 Euros and still complain.
No wonder the Italians lost faith in the Italian political system.
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Original way to get one's point across.
Whilst Italian pensioners get 15 Euros a day,the illegal immigrants are getting 45 Euros and still complain.
No wonder the Italians lost faith in the Italian political system.
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Illegal immigrants are not welcome regardless if they come from Africa or Australia. However the fact is that the vast majority of illegal immigrants are African. The EU is only encouraging would-be illegal immigrants to cross over to Malta or Italy and the citizens of the recipient countries are falling victims of Cecilia Malmstrom's mad policies on Europe. Charity begins at home, Italy and even Malta are riddled with prostitution, crime and muggings largely due to this African illegal invasion which the EU and Cecilia are endorsing and approving to the detriment of law abiding citizens who are tax payers. This is what I call gros injustice or even rough justice!!! Start rounding them all up dear PM and deport all those who have no right to stay in Malta. We need to start showing the EU that Malta is no longer a door mat!
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The flow of illegal migrants is outweighing the revenue and jobs seekers by their own countries like Malta and Italy. The EU should better invest and educate their countries to make a living as Europeans instead of encouraging them to risk their lives. If they keep depending on crossing the Med chances are it will be harder on both sides.
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This is only a natural reaction to the massive African invasion of European countries.
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Dan hu l-vewra razzizmu pur u mill-aktar krudil. Nispera li Malmstrom tiftah halqa u mhux biss tpercu kontra Malta! Malta hi zghira, u ahjar naghtu hajja dicenti lil dawk il-bona fide refugjati li qeghdin hawn, milli inhallu lil kull min irid jigi hawn u la naghtu hajja dicenti lilhom u l-anqas ikollna ahna! NB Dawn tal-Lega huma allejati ta Berlusconi li huma allejati ta SimonPN?
