Pumps' Perplexities

This story is not about the immigration problems in America,
but rather one in Italy........

Italy owns a small, rock, island in the Mediterranean 70 miles
off the Tunisian coast of Africa......The little island is called
Lampedusa and it's native inhabitants number only 6,000.......

In 1998 the island started to be used to "retain" Africans who
were trying to migrate to Italy illegally......The early "retention"
of these people resulted in poor living conditions so the UN
stepped in......

Today there are 74,000 illegals living in the best conditions the
Italians can provide in the "retention camp"......The facilities are
so good that the local residents are complaining......The
immigrants are receiving better housing, health care and
schooling than the natives.......Cost for one "illegal" per day is
$67 which is paid for by the Italian government.......

The last line of the news story reads, "Immigration is a time
bomb waiting to explode"......Pumps