Internal Migration and Immigration in Italy

After reading the 4 essays try to answer to the following questions: Are there any similarities in the way the American Government and the Italian one are coping with growing immigration from Southern countries? Do you believe the response of citizens, or “civil society”, in the two countries is different? If so, in which way? Had you ever heard of the immense human traffic from Africa to Europe before watching these videos? What are your personal feelings on the methods employed by the Italian authorities to stop immigration? Please see links to the 5 videos below: 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQv1PuLR9U 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPelTu3iupc 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YAOUzq4gB8 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC6Icj2zWG4 5 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUmXxaBNqZA