21.   In Italy, Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini suggested that a naval blockade might be imposed to bar illegal immigrants, the ANSA news agency said.

22.   That is significant because most illegal immigrants are barred from re-entering the United States once they leave.

23.   That is significant because most illegal immigrants are barred from re-entering the United States once they leave, and the application process from their home countries can take years.

24.   Pfaelzer had ruled that illegal immigrants cannot be barred from health care and social welfare services that are federally funded, but authorities have appealed.