The Italian Solution

Italy has a new immigration law, and human rights groups are up in arms about it, I don’t see the problem with it, the main crux of the law is that if you enter Italy without a visa or authorization, you will be arrested and fined up to 10,000 Euros, the fine is waived if you agree to leave straight away, for those not willing or unable to pay, the period of detention goes up from Two months to Six months, then a hearing when you will be deported anyway.  Furthermore you cannot rent accommodation or get a job without a visa or authorization. and anyone renting or employing you is committing an offense, and could be jailed for up to 3 years. There is a part of the new law that could do with being omitted, and this is that groups of citizens can patrol their own areas reporting any problems they may come across, these people would be trained by the Government. Naturally there are screams of racism and rights abuses, but I don’t see it that way these people are entering a country illegally that in itself is a criminal act, and with no money and no jobs can only be a burden on Italian society, if these people are genuinely looking for a different or better life why not go through normal channels and apply to enter the country through the front door. We have seen first hand in this country what happens when you have no control of your borders, we have a huge problem with illegal immigrants, of which crime is the most serious, in a recent metropolitan police report a huge percentage of arrests in the early part of the year in London were of foreign nationals. also our resources are stretched, medical care, housing , education, all at bursting point. So what is wrong with having controlled immigration in this country. I propose a border police force to work in hand with the coastguard and other agency’s working to stop illegal traffic, once we have the borders under control then we implement a ban on any further immigration, 10 years would not be unreasonable to give our country time to cope with what we have here already to integrate them into mainstream life,  help with accommodation and jobs where practical, then introduce an orderly system of accepting immigrants again. There is nothing remotely racist in my mind with what I propose just common sense.