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Theresa Maggio

Sicily

The wealthy illegal migrants arrive by yacht.

September 14, 2017
Tags: rich, migrants, wealthy, yacht, crossing, illegal, privilege
The wealthy migrate by yacht.The yacht Maco, seen here docked in Augusta, Sicily, was intercepted in mid-March about 70 miles off the Italian coast, carrying 21 migrants. Photograph: Nadia Shira Cohen. Click here to read full story.
From The Guardian:
Only the wealthiest migrants and refugees could afford to pay for a voyage on the beautiful 10-metre yacht that sailed under a Ukrainian flag.

Today that sailboat is under police guard along with a dozen other luxury vessels impounded at the Sicilian port of Augusta. Its former skipper, Andrej, has recentlybeen released from prison after serving a one-year sentence for aiding illegal immigration.

Andrej, 35, a Ukrainian, was convicted for transporting 30 migrants from Turkey to Sicily, landing on a small beach in the province of Syracuse. Each passenger paid more than €8,000 for the crossing.  Read More 
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Refugees become Volunteers for New Refugees

June 20, 2015
Tags: refugee, Palermo, caritas, help, volunteer, sbarchi, arrivals, immigration, illegal, Africa, mali, ivory coast, ships, mediterranean, port
Last year's refugees helping fresh arrivals at the port of Palermo.
A beautiful story by my favorite La Repubblica reporter, Claudia Brunetto. I translate it here:
They arrived last June at the port of Palermo, picked up on the high seas by a military ship. And since then they live in the parish of Falsomiele, guided by Father Sergio Mattaliano, director of the Catholic charity  Read More 
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Migraton flow to Lampdusa

April 14, 2015
Tags: Migration, illegal, clandestine, immigrants, bossi-fini law, pushback, deaths, mercy, change law, European Union, mediterranean, refugees, Africa, war, despots, massacres, Religious Freedom, escape, Hope, scared, Fear, danger, graveyard, water, sea, swim, bad boats, trafficking, human trafficking
Some people take upwards of two years, working along the way to save money to pay traffickers, before they step foot in a wretched boat or raft bound for Lampedusa.
Once again, there are now 1400 refugees and immigrants for whatever reason in an intake camp with only 250 beds. The Lampedusa holding center had been closed last year because of scandalous overcrowding, poor conditions, bad management and degrading treatment of arrivals (making people strip naked publicly to be sprayed for scabies and such). Volunteers --  Read More 
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