Vannacci invokes Trump to push mass 'remigration'
General Roberto Vannacci uses Trump as a model for deporting migrants. Without immigration, Italy would lose 350,000 inhabitants a year. Analysis of the precedent.
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General Vannacci turns Trump into his model for 'remigration'
'Remigration' is no longer a fringe concept: it has landed in Italian politics with a high-profile sponsor, General Roberto Vannacci. The military man, already polling at 6-8%, has held up Donald Trump as an example of mass deportation of migrants. The proposal, however, runs into an awkward fact: without immigration, Italy would lose between 300,000 and 350,000 inhabitants a year.
The historical precedent nobody wants to repeat
Critics of the idea are quick to cite the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609. Back then, the towns of the south of the Kingdom of Valencia lost between 70% and 80% of their families, and the local economy suffered for decades. Those who defend 'remigration' argue that the area was eventually repopulated and revived, but the social and economic cost was so high that the episode remains a warning.
The political bone of contention behind the polls
Vannacci's rise is worrying not only because of his migration proposals. His ascent could force a technocratic or coalition government that leaves him out of power, as some analyses suggest. Meanwhile, the irony of the debate: the proposal is to give those expelled a Neverland passport, a nod to the practical infeasibility of the measure.
The underlying question remains open: is 'remigration' a real policy or a demagogic whim? The answer will depend on whether the Italian, and European, economy can afford to do without millions of migrant workers.
'Remigration' is no longer a fringe concept: it has landed in Italian politics with a high-profile sponsor, General Roberto Vannacci. The military man, already polling at 6-8%, has held up Donald Trump as an example of mass deportation of migrants. The proposal, however, runs into an awkward fact: without immigration, Italy would lose between 300,000 and 350,000 inhabitants a year.
The historical precedent nobody wants to repeat
Critics of the idea are quick to cite the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609. Back then, the towns of the south of the Kingdom of Valencia lost between 70% and 80% of their families, and the local economy suffered for decades. Those who defend 'remigration' argue that the area was eventually repopulated and revived, but the social and economic cost was so high that the episode remains a warning.
The political bone of contention behind the polls
Vannacci's rise is worrying not only because of his migration proposals. His ascent could force a technocratic or coalition government that leaves him out of power, as some analyses suggest. Meanwhile, the irony of the debate: the proposal is to give those expelled a Neverland passport, a nod to the practical infeasibility of the measure.
The underlying question remains open: is 'remigration' a real policy or a demagogic whim? The answer will depend on whether the Italian, and European, economy can afford to do without millions of migrant workers.
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