«Better to work in the fields than stay on the couch with the citizen’s income»- Corriere.it

Work, even in the fields, so as not to burden the shoulders of the state: the invitation launched by Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida during the inauguration of Vinitaly in Verona is very clear. Minister’s speech goes from wine to work, recital also the need for hands in agriculture: «In the countryside there is a need for manpower and young Italians must know that it is not demeaning to go to work in agriculture – he explains – . Indeed, what is not a model of civilization is not going to work, staying on the sofa and burdening the shoulders of others with the basic income».

The minister extends the speech to immigrants: «We need legal immigration and the first enemy is illegal immigration. We want to counter illegality, explaining it in third countries to allow people to choose whether to emigrate without risking their lives”. The minister recalled that as a government the goal is to «fight illegal immigration, provide training in the countries of origin of the migrants, and organize real integration. With regards to flows, it is clear that there is a will to organize them seriously, which has not been done in recent years». But in addition to immigrants, young Italians who do nothing can also be employed, this is the sense of the argument: “They must know that it is not demeaning to go to work in agriculture”. Since the tightening of controls, applications for income have decreased by 65%.