A majority of Italians are
against Austria's increased controls along its Italy border in a
bid to keep migrants out, according to an Ixé poll for RAI
public broadcaster out Friday.
At least 71% of respondents said they are against such a
move, 26% approved it, and 3% said they don't know what to
think.
Austria has set up controls on its side of the Alpine
Brenner Pass and capped at 37,500 the number of asylum seekers
it is willing to take in this year. It also said it fixed daily
entry quotas at 80 for people seeking asylum in Austria and at
3,200 for people passing through on their way to another
country.
On Thursday, two Italian and one Austrian regional governor
representing Alpine districts on both sides of the border
appealed for better management of the controls, which they say
are damaging the local economy.
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