Italy's Northern League and immigration

Italy’s Northern League and immigration: the difference between saying and doing

Northern League and social policies: opportunism or solidarity?, by ©Alicia Amate

In Turin, you can hear the rings of anti-immigration tones from the national populist party. Nevertheless, at their offices here they help foreign workers get their correct documents. Luigi Sinatori, the party head of social policy in this northern Italian town, has a sensible explanation for this: ‘the language of Sunday homily is one thing, but daily practice is another’. [To activate the English subtitles, start the movie, hover on the bottom right hand button of the video, hover to the second button above it and go ‘left’ with your cursor to select the language of your choice]

by Alicia Amate @ Translation: naomi o'leary @ , James Friscia @ , cafebabel.com

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16/02/10

Tags : Discrimination, immigration, sans-papiers, Politique, Italie.

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