January 2, 2025
Migrants and Safe Countries
The essential point is that if we truly
applied the principle of a "safe country," we would, in practice, have to accept
everyone who wants to enter Italy.
In reality, in the Middle East, Africa, and generally poor countries from which
migrants come, the democratic principles in force (at least theoretically) in
Europe are not respected. Therefore, they would all be considered "unsafe
countries."
If we were to genuinely apply Article 10 of
our Constitution:
"A foreigner who is prevented in their own country from exercising the
democratic freedoms guaranteed by the Italian Constitution has the right to
asylum in the territory of the Republic,"
then everyone would have the right to enter our country (and, in general, the
EU), which is entirely impossible and absurd.
This, in my opinion, is the essential point of the issue.