In Italy’s nationalist right-wing heartland, one town is tackling anti-immigrant sentiment with a unique approach: an integration camp. But not everyone agrees with the camp’s prison-style tactics.

This episode first aired in 2019.

00:00 Intro
01:15 The academy for integration of asylum seekers
04:27 Meet Keita from Senegal, a poster boy for the academy
09:53 Inside the heartland of Matteo Salvini's far-right party, the League
12:18 Why this Nigerian-Italian senator admires Australia's border policy
14:12 How migrants can prove they deserve to stay in Italy
16:55 The academy's rules aren't for everyone
18:11 What life is like for asylum seekers who aren't part of the academy
20:59 Will Keita get the residency?

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