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Italy Say 400,000 Immigrants Will Cause Country To ‘Crumble’

Italian authorities have said that they fear that Italy will soon “crumble” as an expected tidal wave of 400,000 immigrants looks likely to arrive in the coming weeks, Italian sources say.  According to experts, the worse is yet to come as Italy becomes a last stop for thousands of migrants entering the Italian peninsula. Breitbart.com reports: Until a few days ago the Italian peninsula was a transit channel for tens of thousands of desperate migrants en route to the countries of Northern Europe, yet now these same migrants are finding themselves stranded in Italy because of closed borders to the north. Overnight, Italy has moved from being a passageway to a dead end. Six countries— Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Slovenia—have suspended the treaty for two years, and others appear ready to follow them. In many respects, Schengen no longer exists. With the recent closure of the Austrian border, the border points have already begun to be besieged, and authorities are expecting a migrant tent city to form there. Moreover, when good weather returns, they warn, arrivals could increase tenfold. The Italian Minister of the Interior, Angelino Alfano, lashed out at those proposing that Italy follow suit and shut [...]