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LAMPEDUSA Online Men's Women's Nike Air Max 90 EZ White Australia , Italy, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The economy of the small island between the Sicily and the North African coast is buckling beneath the weight of what locals say is an image problem tied to the rising tide of economic and political refugees landing on its shores.


For generations, Lampedusa's economy was based on fishing. That industry started suffering in the 1980s, after new competition came as a result of Spain's accession to the European Union and the EU's economies became more integrated. After that, tourism became the big earner, with visitors from Italy and across Europe attracted to the island's remote location and pristine beaches.


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"Most people ever hears about when it comes to Lampedusa is the migrants," Damiano Sferlazzo, Lampedusa's vice mayor, said in an interview. "We are happy to be in a position to help these refugees, but I want to say the impact they have on day-to-day life in Lampedusa is relatively small."


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Once on the island Men's Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35 Trainers Black White Australia Sale , they are processed and then sent on to Sicily or points further afield for data assimilation and to determine the validity of asylum requests. Most end up settling in northern Europe, where there are more economic opportunities and where populations of migrants with similar backgrounds are already based.


More and more of the refugees die en route. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says that until the last two years the percentage of refugees who die making the crossing has risen from around 2 percent to around 5 percent of a much larger group.


While they wait to be processed on Lampedusa, they are allowed to leave the refugee center and make the short walk into town, where they mix with local residents split between those eager to help and a sometimes hostile group who would rather the refugees land elsewhere.


"The island is evenly split when it comes to how they see the refugees," 53-year-old Melo Gatani, who operates a small bed-and-breakfast on the island. "The way I look at it is that this is a small island Men's Nike Air Vapormax 97 Trainers All White Australia Latest , and island residents have a tradition of helping out people in need."


The system for processing the migrants is efficient and low key. Migrants arrive in port, then they are loaded onto buses and taken to the refugee center where they are fed, given provisions, and receive medical care if needed. Local leaders say they want the tourists to keep coming.


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