Leave migrants on boats, says Italy's far-Right party leader

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Matteo Salvini, the head of the Northern League, said help the migrants but do not let them
come to Italy because Italy has "enough of them". He demonstrates with far-right activists
against immigration.

The leader of Italy’s Right-wing party has said that immigrants making the treacherous journey across the sea from Libya should be left on board their boats. Matteo Salvini, the head of the Northern League, posted the comment on Twitter just hours after the Italian coastguard launched a huge operation to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast.

Mr Salvini's comments provoked outrage on social media while Andrea Cozzolino, the deputy of the ruling Democratic Party, described Mr Salvini’s words as “irresponsible”. One woman, Mariella Siviglia, wrote on Twitter: "Doesn't Matteo Salvini realise? We are at war and he insists on saying these things about people who are trying to flee from that war."

Another user, Zu Palidda, posted: "Salvini is not human. Nor can we expect humanity from him or those who support him." Fabbio Nacio wrote: "How do you help castaways who are hungry, thirsty and dying? It's obvious: leave them to drown in the sea! #Delirious".

Mr Salvini is seen as a rising political force in Italy and his party, which seeks an exit from the EU, has experienced a recent surge in popularity amid continuing recession in the country.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11415936/Leave-migrants-on-boats-says-Italys-far-Right-party-leader.html

The far-right's generousity strikes again. I'm sure our tea partiers would say the same thing about refugees boats that Mr. Salvini says.