Italy Is Catching On

Italy has announced plans to expel a Senegalese imam who has been running around making anti-Italian and pro-terrorism comments.

It's unfortunate that Italy is having to resort to expulsion, but I've got to give the Italian authorities credit, they are pro-actively taking steps (in this case, at least) to protect the interests of their citizens. The primary purpose of a national government is to provide for the safety and security of the people it represents. If that requires expelling foreign nationals, well then that's what they need to do.

Every resource and capability of the government needs to be brought to bear in the fight against terrorism. Immigration laws are just a small part of the toolbox that the government has to use.

I'm glad to see the Italians taking an affirmative action to reduce the threat of terror in their nation. Let's hope that they stay the course on it.