The case for openness, inclusion, and diversity in European societies has become much harder to make. Not coincidentally, mainstream leaders, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to British Prime Minister David Cameron, have caught up with the current mood by deeming European multiculturalism a failure.
而意大利官员（以及其他各国）在面对近期移民潮时的所作所为主要源自于其国内右翼民粹主义政党所施加的压力——这些政党在政治上早已转受为攻了。现在欧洲社会走向开放、包容和多元的阻力越来越大。而德国总理默克尔和英国首相卡梅隆等一众大国领导人都受到了当前这种情绪的影响，认定欧洲多元文化主义即将破产了。