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Italy, Libya Renew Migration Pact; Spark Criticism

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    FEB 2023
    Image copyright: Sea-Watch/AP [via Al Jazeera]
    story last updated FEB 2023

    The Spin

    Left narrative

    Thanks to the anti-immigrant beliefs of Italian leadership, tens of thousands of asylum seekers have been intercepted at sea and forced back to Libya, where they face unimaginable atrocities. If Italy wants to work with Libya, it should amend the agreement to include releasing migrants from detention centers and ensuring they can safely arrive in Europe.

    Amnesty International UK

    Right narrative

    Though some in the EU leadership don't acknowledge it, there are dozens of individual countries within the bloc, each of which has its own right to border protection. If Italy wants to enact stricter illegal immigration laws, it should be allowed to allocate more resources toward that goal. And if other countries wish to open their doors, they should be given the resources to do so. Europe is facing an unprecedented immigration crisis — as not all are refugees — and it calls for real solutions, not empty virtue signaling.

    Atlantic Sentinel

    Cynical narrative

    While all eyes are now on Italy, the West, with its neocolonial policies and imperial logic, is itself responsible for the ongoing migration and refugee crisis and the rise of populist and right-wing governments in Europe, such as that of Giorgia Meloni in Italy. It must not be ignored that, ultimately, it was NATO's "humanitarian intervention" that destroyed Libya and opened Pandora's box.

    Standardmedia

    Political split

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