Of the new york times, and the british somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. Welcome to you all. We will begin with the migrant crisis. We talked about it not that long ago, but it is an issue that is absolutely not going away. We have a great opportunity to discuss first hand the issue, and some of the problems facing europe as it struggles to cope with wave after wave of migrants. Ismail, youve just returned from italy, which is bearing the brunt of this tide of humanity escaping war, famine, and people smugglers. What did you find . Well, over the last several years, italy has become europess migrant bottleneck. Since 2014, 500,000 have arrived on italian shores. This year alone 94,000 have arrived. In five days a couple of weeks ago, 11,000 arrived. Ive been talking to many of those who make the dangerous journey, often from countries such as gambia, nigeria, and from Eastern Parts of africa. These are young men who often head out into the unknown acros
Of the new york times, and the british somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. Welcome to you all. We will begin with the migrant crisis. We talked about it not that long ago, but it is an issue that is absolutely not going away. We have a great opportunity to discuss first hand the issue, and some of the problems facing europe as it struggles to cope with wave after wave of migrants. Ismail, youve just returned from italy, which is bearing the brunt of this tide of humanity escaping war, famine, and people smugglers. What did you find . Well, over the last several years, italy has become europess migrant bottleneck. Since 2014, 500,000 have arrived on italian shores. This year alone 94,000 have arrived. In five days a couple of weeks ago, 11,000 arrived. Ive been talking to many of those who make the dangerous journey, often from countries such as gambia, nigeria, and from Eastern Parts of africa. These are young men who often head out into the unknown acros
Ive been talking to many of those who make the dangerous journey, often from countries such as gambia, nigeria, and from Eastern Parts of africa. These are young men who often head out into the unknown across africa, who arrive in libya, which is currently in the civil war. From there they set off on a dangerous journey into the unknown, where they get rescued and they arrive in these tiny, cut off, isolated towns after they get rescued in italy. Italy is not coping with this crisis. The italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni described it as unbearable, and in the last few days there has been a conference in tunis between african and european ministers, and also italy has said in the last few days that it may shut its ports to rescue boats. Also, italy has threatened to actually give migrants who are in limbo in these southern towns in italy and sicily visas to head north. In retaliation, austria has said they may send a battalion of troops to the italian border, to stop the influx of
Ive been talking to many of those who make the dangerous journey, often from countries such as gambia, nigeria, and from Eastern Parts of africa. These are young men who often head out into the unknown across africa, who arrive in libya, which is currently in the civil war. From there they set off on a dangerous journey into the unknown, where they get rescued and they arrive in these tiny, cut off, isolated towns after they get rescued in italy. Italy is not coping with this crisis. The italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni described it as unbearable, and in the last few days there has been a conference in tunis between african and european ministers, and also italy has said in the last few days that it may shut its ports to rescue boats. Also, italy has threatened to actually give migrants who are in limbo in these southern towns in italy and sicily visas to head north. In retaliation, austria has said they may send a battalion of troops to the italian border, to stop the influx of
To dateline london. Im jane hill. This week we hear more about europes migrant crisis. One of my guests is just back from seeing the impact of the continuing flow of people into italy. Well discuss the state of the french presidency. And what a week in the white house. My guests this week are the writer and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai brown, Agnes Poirier from frances marianne, John Fisher Burns of the new york times, and the british somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. Welcome to you all. We will begin with the migrant crisis. We talked about it not that long ago, but it is an issue that is absolutely not going away. We have a great opportunity to discuss first hand the issue, and some of the problems facing europe as it struggles to cope with wave after wave of migrants. Ismail, youve just returned from italy, which is bearing the brunt of this tide of humanity escaping war, famine, and people smugglers. What did you find . Well, over the last several yea