Italy’s First Black Minister Confronts Culture of Casual Racism

[ElPunto]

Italy doesn't have that many immigrants compared to other large EU countries - Uk, France, Germany etc. Additionally - Italians have been emigrating from their country in large numbers for decades - most often the poor and working class from the South. There is little case for them as a society to be as racist as they are.

[Che -Guevara]

Embrace diversity, it's the future. In few decades, millions of Somalis would be of Oromo descent.

 

With the lowest birth rate in Europe, Italy can ill afford to alienate immigrants even further that's if it wants to remain competitive at the world stage.

[Carafaat]

Alpha Blondy;946979 wrote:

i'm called a monkey at least 4 times a day and i'm in my bloody country. there's no accounting for poor humour, ma istidhi?

you are being called monkey for other reasons.

[xabad]

Che -Guevara;947106 wrote:

Embrace diversity, it's the future. In few decades, millions of Somalis would be of Oromo descent.

 

With the lowest birth rate in Europe, Italy can ill afford to alienate immigrants even further that's if it wants to remain competitive at the world stage.

Your premise is totally wrong. diversity ain't the future and does not equate to prosperity. those countries that host large immigrant countries will face dystopian nightmares instead of solving their labor issues, you just wait. certain minorities are of no use whatsoever and Europe, N.America and Australasia would be well advised to look at the people they let in. don't fall for these multicultural hogwash, not all people are the same or have your values. what value-add would an uneducated immigrant give to these countries ?.... nil. most of the menial, low paid work is rapidly being automated anyways, driverless cars and trucks etc.

[NGONGE]

It's a beautiful thing when racists discuss racism. (keep at them El Punto).

[underdog]

xabad;947257 wrote:

Your premise is totally wrong. diversity ain't the future and does not equate to prosperity. those countries that host large immigrant countries will face dystopian nightmares instead of solving their labor issues, you just wait. certain minorities are of no use whatsoever and Europe, N.America and Australasia would be well advised to look at the people they let in. don't fall for these multicultural hogwash, not all people are the same or have your values. what

value-add

would an uneducated immigrant give to these countries ?.... nil. most of the menial, low paid work is rapidly being automated anyways, driverless cars and trucks etc.

Are you serious? Even Republicans and Conservatives know better than to make ignorant statements like that. I guess you don't pay taxes, xabad. Because taxes paid by immigrants is probably the #1 reason why any western country will NEVER reduce the number of immigrants allowed in.

 

All immigrants pay taxes whether they are illegal or not. They pay them in the form of property tax - directly if they own a home, or indirectly if they rent; sales tax on all the goods they buy, and income tax at Federal, State and local level.

Since illegal immigrants often have fake documents, including fake Social Security numbers, the money they pay into the system is money that will never be withdrawn. The amount in question is evidenced by the Social Security Administration’s “suspense file” (taxes that cannot be matched to workers’ names and Social Security numbers), which grew $20 billion between 1990 and 1998.

 

Not to mention every local economy requires consumers for their goods and services and there is a positive correlation between the number of immigrants and the bottom line of the domestic economy.

 

Even if you don't want to work, it doesn't matter because you still have to buy stuff.

 

So for every iphone, slice of bread, movie ticket and lap dance you pay for, the west is happy you came!