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A new law makes undocumented migration a crime, punishable by up to four years in jail

by Renata Goldirova

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EU home affairs ministers are gathering in Brussels to discuss a number of proposals on immigration, attempting to set a common push forward thwart member states.

Eyes will also have existence without ceasing Italy after the country passed a polemical law steady Wednesday (23 July) that would answer as being undocumented migration a iniquity punishable by up to four years in jail.

A total of 161 Italian lawmakers in the country’s senate supported the measures, while 120 were against and eight abstained.

According to media reports, the legislation will introduce a new iniquitous umbrage—”illegal immigration”—punishable by six to four years in prison. The law also states that quality rented to an undocumented immigrant can be confiscated.

The maximum dot an immigrant can be kept in detention after illegally setting foot on Italian territory will be extended to 18 months—which is in line with EU-wide rules on returning non-EU nationals who do not or no longer fulfill the conditions for entry, stay or stay in a member state.

“Foreigners committed 60 percent of the attempted homicides, 60 percent of the robberies [and] 82 percent of the muggings,” Sandro Mazzatorta of the anti-immigrant Northern League party told the the BBC, referring to his perceptions of the situation in the city of Brescia.

The country’s interior part minister is also a member of the Northern League, in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s governing coalition. Mr Berlusconi returned to power following snap parliamentary elections in April. Fears over devious immigration featured prominently during the campaign.

But the tough line has come under heavy critical remarks from the political division’s left-wing opposition political parties as well for example the Catholic Church and human rights organisations.

According to Anna Finocchiaro from the Democratic Party, the newly adopted law undermines the principle of equality. “I don’t comprehend why someone should be punished besides because they’re an unlawful immigrant,” she said, Euronews.unadulterated reports.

Other opposition politicians have warned it could also heighten racism in the people.

Ministerial meeting

Immigration will too have being a central theme when EU home affairs ministers gather in Brussels to heed the European Pact upon the body Immigration and Asylum—an idea presented by the French EU presidency earlier this month.

The pact is to positive out common EU guidelines for how to cope with the tumor numbers of migrants wanting to make their home in Europe. Current estimates suggest there are more eight million undocumented migrants in the EU.

In addition, ministers volition discuss a Brussels-drafted law, suggesting that aggregate employers who hire undocumented entrants should be sanctioned. The European Commission believes that tougher penalties, along with some unified approach across the EU, are necessary to life to crack down on clandestine migrants.

In order to alleviate the urgency of irregular migration while at the same time trying to fulfill Europe’s hunger for workers, the meeting will look into the conditions of entry and residence of non-EU nationals suitable for vacant positions requiring luxuriously levels of education.