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Immigration: Fleeing At Any Cost.(influece of the global financial crisis to the trends of immigration and emigration in USA, Italy, and Northern Africa)(Brief article)

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Byline: Barbie Nadeau

Since the economic crisis hit, most illegal immigration has slowed--in the U.S. it fell 21 percent last year. Why head north if there's no work? Yet in Italy, arrivals from North Africa doubled in the last year (from 13,000 to 33,000, according to the U.N.). Just last week, more than 2,400 immigrants landed on the Pelagic Islands, overcrowding detention centers.

Why risk the perilous trip? Because conditions at home are even worse. The war in Somalia--which recently heated up--plus the global food shortage and an economic tailspin in Africa have sent refugees scrambling to Italy, which for many is the closest European port of call. (Sicily's outer islands are just 275 kilometers from Libya's shores.)

This is producing a serious crisis ...

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