Italy: Zakaria Abdellahi and Pictures I

italy: Everywhere I look, they are taking pictures, according to CTV. I think I am Obama." The previous night the mood at the barracks had been less welcoming. Shouts of welcome went up as a small contingent of about 30 migrants came out of a recently repurposed army barracks for what was billed as the first welcome party of its kind in Italy. "I feel happy," said 22-year-old Zakaria Abdellahi from Ethiopia, who arrived in Italy three months ago with his wife. "I feel like I am famous. About 200 people protested, carrying banners that read "Italians first." Migrants peeked uneasily from the barracks' windows overlooking the piazza, before closing the shade. Tensions over migrants have been rising in Italy amid persistent arrivals creating a crunch in the housing system in the months since Rome has stepped up its border controls under pressure from European neighbours. It was the third such protest in recent days, with organizers pledging more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.