Across Europe, politicians have mandated that Islamic refugees be welcomed. Crime has skyrocketed, especially in Germany, with women and children especially being victimized. It’s gotten so bad that people’s rights are being trampled on, such as an 80 year-old hotel owner who was forced against his will to house refugees.
Luigi Fogli runs Hotel Lory in Ficarolo, in the province of Rovigo in Italy. Initially, Fogli asked about housing refugees willingly. But when he found out that he would only be compensated with seven euros per refugee, per night, he decided he didn’t want to do it.
But the government had something else in mind. Local officials forced the refugees on him anyway, against his will. He tried to fight them off, successfully for a few hours. But eventually, he was overpowered. He was said to have fainted at some point, as officials marched the refugees in.
This isn’t the only incident of its kind in Italy; government officials have been known to pull this exact stunt. The Hotel Castello in Verona, for example, was confiscated, but locals were so angry that they set up barricades to prevent it from being taken over.
Mass protests have taken place in Verona with the “Verona ai Veronesi” — “Verona for the Veronese” — movement rising as a result. Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, is a socialist who supports the refugee invasion. He promised to resign if voters showed their displeasure with his constitutional reforms though popular vote in a nationwide referendum. And so far, the voting isn’t going Renzi’s way.
Italians should not have to fear their government taking over their businesses and private property to house anyone against their will. The people have spoken — the only question now is, will their government listen?