Lights and shadows. Optimism about the progress made by the state and regional governments in their efforts to articulate a better response, as a country, to the reception and care of migrant boys and girls without family references who have been arriving in the archipelago by sea in recent years, is now being met with reticence and trickery on the part of some regional administrations to hinder a process that should be completed as soon as possible. As soon as possible, yes, because it is essential that these people are able to find the most suitable accommodation for their social inclusion, here, there and further afield, where appropriate. I say here, too, because the desired new scenario must bring with it a redefinition of their stay on the islands, moving towards a full and more community-based reception, even better distributed, which can more decisively incorporate the social group in a co-responsible manner. However, I am concerned about what will happen there and beyond, since the best context is not being created for them to be able to arrive anywhere under favourable conditions; the message is that everyone is saturated, that there is no room for them, that there are no resources available. Nor, I would say, is there any desire to receive, in solidarity and in a humanitarian way, people who are really exhausted because they have not yet found a home that can give them a certain chance of life. On Thursday we will see what kind of country we live in, although there is still a long way to go. And it looks like a tortuous one.
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