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| 1991: the ship in the port of Vlora Bar |
The August 8, 2011 exactly 20 years will have elapsed from the landing ship Vlora and its human cargo off the coast of Puglia. There were 20,000 women, men and children from Albania in search of a better future, away from that "Land of Eagles" that denied them concrete job opportunities because of limited economic development resulting from decades of communist dictatorship. The ship left the port of Durres on August 6 in '91, he traveled for two days, passengers crowded on one another like animals. Many died during the crossing. The whole world was moved in front of the ship of hope, which contained hardly those thousands of souls stored. Italy, twenty years ago, opened its doors every single passenger on this Vlora was welcomed in our country. The story of Gemmi Sufali intertwines with that of his ship Vlora. The girl, now twenty-two, arrived in Italy with agronomist dad and mom own that historic August 8. Gemmi confident, not being born in Italy, belonging to this country feels far more like the Italians themselves. The Goodnight Italy to just listen to Luciano Ligabue emotions and cry. "On all the difficulties surrounding immigration, I say, let's first welcome and then the difficulties will be met." This is the proposal of Don Andrea Gallo. The first host, prior to any standard. But Italy does not. Italy stands out as usual. And certainly not for virtue. In 2002, law number 189, commonly known as the Bossi-Fini law, the attitude of the Government Italian to immigration has changed from previous years: you're an immigrant, you do not have a job in the country that would welcome you and therefore not a sufficient income for your maintenance? Perfect, then your destination is again the state of origin. Why not work in Italy can not be there. And for those immigrants who do not know anyone in Italy, without any attachment to find a job, how do you? Moreover, according to Amnesty International, the Bossi-Fini law is not considered a specific, comprehensive law on asylum, enshrined in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized among the fundamental human rights. With the "streamlining" procedures to examine asylum applications are likely to be in breach of the principle of non-refoulement (non-refoulement) of applicants entitled to it, and that men and women are repatriated to countries where it is trampled human dignity. What's more, the reception centers, designed to "ensure a first aid illegal aliens found on the national territory, are simply inadequate structures, overcrowding, in which the stays are extended beyond the prescribed statutory conditions extreme living conditions. The establishment of the CPA itself is considered immoral and illegal. The Center for immigrants Elmas, which has been spoken throughout Italy in recent days because of the revolt of its inmates, is good, along with the CPA of Lampedusa in Sicily, the wrong attitude of the government on immigration. Instead of adopting policies of hospitality in line with international standards on human rights, the Italian government constantly violates those rights (as a complaint for years the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). How to write Mark Mazzetti and Stefano Geraci in this interesting article in this issue, "we will be reduced from three generational transfers (more or less) one-eighth of those we are now, or we will be well on the road to extinction." That's why you need to open our doors migrants. A century ago, Italians were able to navigate the site, that sea, to arrive in America. Now that America is here, the Italians forget. But not everything can be stopped. There are forces that can stop even a racist law, even violence. Not even death. As written by Rosa Montero, "migrants continue to live and die because there is no wall that can hold the dreams."
Alice Gurrieri
(director respnsabile)
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