Tunisia Migrants: Italy Alerts EU Amid Lampedusa Influx -- BBC
Italian authorities are struggling to cope with a crisis on the tiny island of Lampedusa after thousands of migrants arrived from Tunisia.
A holding centre designed for 850 people is reported to be overflowing. More than 4,000 migrants are said to have arrived there in recent days.
Since Tunisia overthrew its president last month, police patrols along the coast have been patchy.
EU foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton has visited Tunis promising support.
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More News On Tunisians Fleeing To EuropeItaly struggles with Tunisia influx -- Al Jazeera
Tunisian Villagers Set Out for Italy, but Sea Takes Some -- New York Times
Italy aching under Tunisian migrant wave -- UPI
Wave of Tunisian migrant arrivals alarms Italy -- Reuters
Tunisia Rejects Italian Plan to Deploy Forces Against Illegal Immigrants -- New York Times
Italy 'to deploy police to Tunisia' to tackle migration -- BBC
Tunisian Influx Taxes Italy -- Wall Street Journal
My Comment: With a young population and no future job prospects in much of the Arab world .... recent events will be a trickle when compared to the flood that may come down.
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