The president of the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI), Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, has said that immigration is mainly managed as an emergency while it could represent a resource for society. "We often see the continuation of an approach that is only guided by the emergency which neglects promotion and integration: we forget that immigration, if well managed, can be a resource for society", Cardinal Zuppi wrote in the introduction to the 33rd immigration report 2024 drafted by Catholic charity Caritas and the Migrantes Foundation which was published on Wednesday. The president of CEI noted that the "excessive politicization of the migration phenomenon, based on the search for consensus and on fears, prevents the creation of an authentic hosting system" that is not "self-serving". "Instead, this is what we need for our own safety", wrote Zuppi. Source: Ansa News Agency