Faced with a virtual flood of migrants and refugees from war-worn areas of Africa, Italy has threatened to close all its ports to ships of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) bringing the people to Italy.
The threat came as the country was overwhelmed by the arrival of 12,000 migrants on 22 ships in a four-day period. The ships come across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya. Last Thursday, in the Italian port of Reggio Calabria, 1,066 people disembarked from a Save the Children rescue ship. Included among them were 241 unaccompanied minors.
Adding to the problem are people smugglers who attempt the dangerous crossing in less than seaworthy vessels. These efforts sometimes require the assistance of the Italian Coast Guard to avoid a significant loss of life.
 Find out how Italian authorities are reacting to the crisis and learn about their desperate plea for help to the European Union (EU). In addition, the EU is coping with some members’ refusal to take refugees out of concern about terrorist infiltration. The story continues on the next page.
Arm the peasants with pitchforks !
Well said jimmie.
Give them to the pope. He’s the one who wanted them
Close the borders. Send these migrants back so they can fight for their own countries instead of letting them destroy the West
Looks like bad news for them if they dont grow some balls and forcibly remove them from their country even if it means start shooting them and send that f**e$#%&!@*pos pope with them he isnt a man of god
Or it will be like the moores invasion all over again
Just put them. Back on a boat home and refuse them.
While my heart truly breaks for Italy the Pope is encouraging everyone take in refugees. Italy officials need to reach out the Pope. Maybe someone needs to remind the Pope the wall around the Vatican was built to keep Muslims/Islam out. The Europe & America needs to wake up and realize this is war. Shut your borders. Round up and Deliver these immigrants back where they came from. This is an invasion. Enough.
Why is Italy begging for help? They brought this on themselves. They can see whatis happening to Germany and Sweden. They see how barbaric the Muslim refugees act when in their own country. These are not Europeans and they don’t follow the Bible. They are Barbarians who are taught to murder and rape non- Muslims.
Smh