biff–50/50 though that is better than the near certainty that I wouldn’t a few days ago. A trip to LA was canceled yesterday or I would have been on a plane tonight. Will have to play it by ear. This project I am working on for FUSE is two hours long and I have two weeks to finish (and just started editing–crazy!)
To continue our discussion on things Italian, I offer this bit of news from Italy. Some of Berlusconi’s quotes are noteworthy….
Italy Passes Immigration Bill; President Warns of Xenophobia
By Steve Scherer
May 14 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s allies in parliament passed a bill making it easier to deport illegal immigrants and requiring public employees to report anyone in the country without a permit.
After three confidence votes yesterday to approve
amendments, the Chamber of Deputies passed the legislation
today. The bill now goes to the Senate for final passage before becoming law.
Berlusconi and his Northern League coalition allies are
taking a hard line on illegal immigration before June 6 and 7 European Parliament elections. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a League member, started turning back boats full of illegal immigrants off of Sicily back to Libya last week. On May 10, Berlusconi defended the move, saying he didn’t want a “multiethnic†Italy.
President Giorgio Napolitano today said that “public
rhetoric that doesn’t hesitate to be intolerant or xenophobic†is aggravating the risk of social tensions in Italy, according to a speech delivered in Rome.
The bill proposes making it a crime, punishable by a fine, to be an illegal immigrant. This will allow public officials to flag clandestine foreigners to the police. Anyone who rents rooms or homes to illegal immigrants could face jail time. Neighborhood-watch or vigilante groups will be allowed to be formed, and illegal immigrants won’t be able to get children born in Italy legalized.
There are more than 4.1 million foreigners living in Italy, with almost 20 percent residing illegally, according to a report in October by the national statistics institute. Italy has a population of about 60 million.
Hey, what is the earliest folks are showing up to this informal drink session tonight? And where exactly is it?
biff–50/50 though that is better than the near certainty that I wouldn’t a few days ago. A trip to LA was canceled yesterday or I would have been on a plane tonight. Will have to play it by ear. This project I am working on for FUSE is two hours long and I have two weeks to finish (and just started editing–crazy!)
Biff, did you forget something back at the office last night?
Why do you guys insist on putting up videos of rockers (Bon Jovi)???
[Swooning over the drummer]
It’s too early in the morning to feel this way.
[fanning myself]
Honeycut…I just read that story…what a shame. Wasn’t there a United Homes office on 4th Ave and Pacific?
ugh i just completely spazzed out in the ditmas park thread.
im hiding out in here for a bit.
*rob*
DeLepp, it will be June 18 to accomodate wasder, slopefarm, et.al. and will be at the Brooklyn Public House. Thanks for asking!
wasder, are you coming tonight?
The video director Nigel Dick, despite his funny name, was definitely one of the top directors in this field for a long time, still is actually.
To continue our discussion on things Italian, I offer this bit of news from Italy. Some of Berlusconi’s quotes are noteworthy….
Italy Passes Immigration Bill; President Warns of Xenophobia
By Steve Scherer
May 14 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s allies in parliament passed a bill making it easier to deport illegal immigrants and requiring public employees to report anyone in the country without a permit.
After three confidence votes yesterday to approve
amendments, the Chamber of Deputies passed the legislation
today. The bill now goes to the Senate for final passage before becoming law.
Berlusconi and his Northern League coalition allies are
taking a hard line on illegal immigration before June 6 and 7 European Parliament elections. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a League member, started turning back boats full of illegal immigrants off of Sicily back to Libya last week. On May 10, Berlusconi defended the move, saying he didn’t want a “multiethnic†Italy.
President Giorgio Napolitano today said that “public
rhetoric that doesn’t hesitate to be intolerant or xenophobic†is aggravating the risk of social tensions in Italy, according to a speech delivered in Rome.
The bill proposes making it a crime, punishable by a fine, to be an illegal immigrant. This will allow public officials to flag clandestine foreigners to the police. Anyone who rents rooms or homes to illegal immigrants could face jail time. Neighborhood-watch or vigilante groups will be allowed to be formed, and illegal immigrants won’t be able to get children born in Italy legalized.
There are more than 4.1 million foreigners living in Italy, with almost 20 percent residing illegally, according to a report in October by the national statistics institute. Italy has a population of about 60 million.