Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Migrants, the revolt of the prefects: “Left alone, the government protects us” – Today

Reception migrants to Milan Central Station (Infophoto)
Before welcoming migrants to Milan Central Station (Infophoto)

Reception migrants to Milan Central Station (Infophoto)

Before welcoming migrants to Milan Central Station (Infophoto)

ROME - On the issue of housing for immigrants, now anger explodes prefects. The representatives of the government in the cities there are more: "Stop insults and accusations, protect us at each location, we do not want to be the scapegoat of a political struggle that is taking place on the subject of emergency migrants ".

They are the clear words of the Claudio Palomba , President of the Sinpref trade union, which announced that it has requested an urgent meeting to Interior Minister Angelino Alfano. After the announcement of the removal of the prefect of Treviso and "insults" the deputy prime minister of the Marches against the prefect of Rome, Franco Gabrielli, guilty of having organized and defended the reception of refugees in Casale St. Nicholas, the measure seems full.

MEETING WITH ALFANO - "We have already sent request for an urgent meeting to Minister Alfano" , said Palomba to Askanews , explaining: "We believe some statements made and repeated by some political expressions, such as those of the deputy prime minister of the Marches against the prefect Gabrielli totally unworthy and we protect the category at each location. Enough is enough." "The network of prefectures - said Palomba - and no extraordinary instruments, is facing the emergence of immigrants and ensuring the tightness of the reception system, and we do not want to be the scapegoats of a political struggle, we do not care. We are government representatives in the territory, the political problems do not affect us but we do not suffer ".

" We - said the president of the union of prefectural officials, Sinpref - we are ensuring, with solutions including extemporaneous, the estate in a situation of extraordinary. No one seems to know what it means to organize the car when twelve hours before you feel coming percent immigrants, with health checks, identification of places logistics, there is a whole machine that works and that has held up thanks to the network of the prefectures. "

REQUEST FOR SUPPORT - The Sinpref had already defected in the past a meeting with the Minister Alfano, signal of distress in a situation where it also speaks of reducing prefectures. Now the prefects just say: "The political problems in politics, we are not to be the scapegoats of a struggle between political forces . We are making sure government guidelines on the management of immigrants. Period. If you must change the guidelines will be decided at the political level, you can not put into question a category instrumentally to a political logic. " And in this situation "we have not heard any support from the government," indeed, "we talk about reducing the prefectures". In any case, the president ensures Sinpref, "the fact is that certain offensive expressions not accept more, we will act in every seat, primarily from the court to protect the category, then we will give everything to charity, but certain words are unacceptable from those who hold political office, although at regional level ". "In some territories - said Palomba - is becoming difficult by the prefects work, especially without the support of the government, some prefectures have completely collapsed, the landings are continuing but the network has held up, but now we are tired and we expect position taken by the government to those who are ensuring the tightness of the system. "

The president of the prefects also warns against another risk, as demonstrated by the cases in Treviso and Rome:" And that The problem of acceptance does not become an issue of public policy for some political positions , the political wrangling does not transform the reception into a problem of public order that flows, not only, and Again, the prefectures, but also on the security of citizens. When exacerbate tempers obviously also creates a safety issue. " Palomba, now prefect of Lecce, was the first prefect in Rimini and remembers a restoration project of the canonical, both to address the housing problems of citizens, and for the reception of migrants, in terms of integration, because " Prefects are in the area and it's not that they do not realize that often the discomfort towards migrants stems from the fragility of the territory and the economic crisis, and we consider it we also made proposals on this issue. "

WHAT TO DO - A proposal such concerns also territorial commissions to examine the position of migrants , in every province, because "this is an emergency, as soon as we examine these practices, as soon as possible We solve problems and permanence may be reduced. " So prefects are pulled out from the political chaos that flow around the wheel question immigrants, say just allegations and "unworthy words," and how "government officials" are addressed to the executive because they knock once: "We want a response right away from our minister and also by the government, you can not stick who represents the government itself in the territory so violently. There has to be a position ".

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