Italy Lawmakers Pass Tough New Asylum Law By Simon Veazey | November 29, 2018 (theepochtimes)   A comfortable majority of lawmakers voted in favor of the new security and immigration law on Nov. 28, handing conservative interior minister Matteo Salvini his first major legislative win. Under the new law, refugees will still be granted protection if they are specifically escaping political persecution or war. The new legislation, however, narrows the scope of what comes under broader category of “humanitarian” asylum which grants protection to those with “serious reasons” to flee. “I’m willing to host women and children who are escaping from war … but all the others, no,” Salvini said on Nov. 29, referring to the new legislation. “I don’t want to be seen as an idiot.” “In Italy there are rules and must be respected,” tweeted Salvini. “If you run from the war, you’re my brother, but if you don’t run from any war and the war brings us home, I’ll take you back to where you came from.”   Critics have said the new policy could be in contravention of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention.   Epoch Times Full Article Here