Schengen Area Dept: The opening of immigration floodgates came as Italy announced that it would grant travel permits to more than 20,000 Tunisian refugees who have reached its southernmost islands in recent weeks, according to Montreal Gazette. "The overwhelming majority of the migrants want to join friends and relatives in France or other European countries," said Roberto Maroni, Italy's interior minister and libya is unleashing a wave of migrants against Europe in retaliation for the military strikes against the country. The Italian government said the temporary permits would grant the refugees freedom of movement within the visa-free Schengen area, but in reality most wanted to head to France. As
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