The protests come as a petition for stricter controls cleared the threshold for submission to parliament and the EU Migration Pact took effect
Thousands of anti-migration protesters marched in Rome on Saturday in support of a citizens’ initiative calling for stricter migration controls.
The demonstration was organized by the Remigration and Reconquest Committee, which promotes a popular bill offering financial incentives for foreigners to leave Italy and encouraging descendants of Italians living abroad to return to the country.
A petition by the committee has collected more than 130,000 signatures, well above the 50,000 required for a…
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