Local Communities Hostile to Illegal Immigrants; Intellectuals Warn of Racism

Ljubljana, 2 February - CIVILNA
While a growing number of illegal immigrants cause accommodation problems the interior ministry is trying hard to resolve, there has been a great deal of opposition against illegal immigrants and asylum seekers among local communities where alternative accommodation is being sought for. Brining the government's attention to a number of foreigners-related issues in an open letter, a group of Slovene intellectuals warned on Friday of racism and xenophobia, calling at the same time for a more humane treatment of illegal immigrants.

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