ROBERTO CALDEROLI
He was opposed to providing welfare and other government social services to immigrants—many of whom were from the Middle East and Pakistan. His position was that the Islamic countries were spending large sums to obtain weapons and do not take care of their own economy or their people so that they try and emigrate.
Roberto Calderoli is an Italian politician and a member of the Senate of Italy. He was a Minister without portfolio for Legislative Simplification in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet. He previously served as Minister without portfolio for Reforms and Devolution in the Berlusconi II Cabinet (since 20 June 2004) and in the Berlusconi III Cabinet (until 18 February 2006, when he resigned following the so-called "cartoon crisis"). Roberto Calderoli is a leading member of Lega Nord. He is regarded as representing the right wing of the political spectrum and Bergamo, whereas Roberto Maroni represents the area originating from the left wing and Varese.
