Italian Bishop Giancarlo Perego condemned the Ministry of the Interior's decision to expel workers seeking asylum whose income exceeds 6,000 euros. The bishop stated, "In the summer heat, just as the tourist season begins and amidst full agricultural activity, comes the decision from the Interior Ministry communicated to police directors and the initiation of some provincial administrations to deport asylum-seeking workers, even those earning up to 10,000 euros." He added, "It will be difficult for them to find housing or a home and to be able to live, with the risk of falling victim to extortion."
The bishop explained that "the reason behind the expulsion of asylum seekers from these centers is attributed to the preparation of places for migrants who will arrive on our shores in the summer months and seek asylum," indicating that "instead of increasing reception places, it would have been possible to provide 30,000 spots annually for three years if about a billion euros had been allocated from the resources spent on external reception sources in Albania." Monsignor Perego pointed out that his country "prefers to leave thousands of asylum seekers on the streets, under bridges, in public parks, and pine forests or in abandoned farms, which may lead to many of them being at risk of losing their homes and jobs."
