„New York Times“, 26 décembre 2012
THE ITALIAN PARADOX ON REFUGEES
by Elisabetta Povoledo
„ROM – Das verlassene Gebäude in einem Vorort von Rom, einfach bekannt unter dem Namen Salaam Palace,war einst eine wenig genutzte Auffangstelle für Neuankommende aus Afria – auf der Flucht vor Krieg, Verfolgung und wirtschaftlicher Misere – , die das Gebäude besetzt hatten, um dort ihr eigenes Refugium aufzubauen. r own refuge.“
Weiter heisst es im Artikel: „Over the years, scattered mattresses were joined by sloppily plastered plywood walls, slapdash doors and scavenged furniture. Today an irregular warren of cubbyholes includes a small restaurant and a common room. On a recent cold afternoon, a hammer clinked as a bathroom was added to a one-room home where an oven door was left open for heat.
Today more than 800 refugees inhabit Salaam Palace, and its dilapidation and seeming permanence have become a vivid reminder of what its residents and others say is Italy’s failure to assist and integrate those who have qualified for asylum under its laws.