Tunisians Fleeing Economy, Not COVID, Cause Tension In Italy

Tarek Aloui talks to The Associated Press on the beach of Ras Jebel, near Bizerte, Tunisia, Wednesday Sept. 23, 2020. Aloui has tried 10 times to reach Italy since 2014. He has succeeded only once, last March at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, and was expelled almost immediately back home, where he was jailed for six months. The number of Tunisians migrating clandestinely to Italy has risen to levels not seen since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. In Tunisia, the departures now include families and even people who have jobs but can no longer count on their income being enough. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)