As we’ve been reporting here, the Italian island of Lampedusa has in the last couple of weeks had so many illegals coming in from North Africa they now outnumber the island’s Italian population by more than three to one.

Source: https://vdare.com/articles/john-derbyshire-preventable-evils-lawfare-crippling-european-and-u-s-immigration-patriots

Close to 1000 migrants have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa after crossing the Mediterranean Sea by boat, news agency ANSA reported.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/immigration/almost-1000-migrants-reach-lampedusa-by-boat-c-11576713

Dozens of people in Lampedusa held protests on Saturday against a plan to build a new tent camp.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/16/newborn-baby-boat-rescue-operation-lampedusa-italy

Lampedusa, only 70 miles from Africa, is familiar with similar emergency situations but such numbers are unprecedented and pose a real political threat to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government who promised tighter immigration controls.

Source: https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2023/09/14/tensions-rise-on-italys-lampedusa-island-amid-migrant-influx-posing-headache-for-melonis-government/

The coast guard in Rome and in Lampedusa declined to immediately confirm details of the rescue, including the deaths.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/business/reports-8-migrants-bodies-recovered-by-italian-coast-guard-6480451

The number of migrant landings on the island of Lampedusa in Italy rose again on Thursday after a short break that only lasted a few days.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/25/italian-humanitarian-orgs-rush-to-help-migrants-as-number-of-new-arrivals-continues-to-ris

“We know that dozens of boats are currently in danger off Lampedusa, but we cannot help,” the organization wrote on Twitter.

Source: https://www.baltimoregaylife.com/the-italian-government-wants-to-limit-immigration-but-a-record-number-of-refugees-have-arrived-in-lampedusa/