![French Far-right leader Marine Le Pen toured a center for illegal migrants on Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa on march 14, 2011.About a dozen protesters gathered outside brandishing signs in French and French Far-right leader Marine Le Pen toured a center for illegal migrants on Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa on march 14, 2011.About a dozen protesters gathered outside brandishing signs in French and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E1FB56/french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-toured-a-center-for-illegal-migrants-on-italys-southernmost-island-of-lampedusa-on-march-14-2011about-a-dozen-protesters-gathered-outside-brandishing-signs-in-french-and-italian-with-such-slogans-as-miss-le-pen-get-away-her-visit-comes-as-five-new-boats-laden-with-migrants-are-headed-to-the-island-refuge-most-of-the-8700-north-africans-who-have-arrived-here-since-unrest-in-tunisia-started-in-january-say-they-want-to-go-to-france-where-many-have-family-photo-by-eric-vandevilleabacapresscom-2E1FB56.jpg)
French Far-right leader Marine Le Pen toured a center for illegal migrants on Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa on march 14, 2011.About a dozen protesters gathered outside brandishing signs in French and
![France's Marine le Pen smiles during the re-election of her father Jean Marie Le Pen to the far right National Front party in Bordeaux November 18, 2007. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - France's Marine le Pen smiles during the re-election of her father Jean Marie Le Pen to the far right National Front party in Bordeaux November 18, 2007. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo -](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2cjf6yn/frances-far-right-national-front-political-party-leader-marine-le-pen-smiles-during-a-news-conference-in-rome-march-15-2011-le-pen-after-she-visited-the-immigration-centre-of-lampedusa-island-criticised-what-she-described-as-slack-controls-that-allowed-tens-of-thousands-of-clandestine-immigrants-into-europe-through-sicily-reuterstony-gentile-italy-2cjf6yn.jpg)
France's Marine le Pen smiles during the re-election of her father Jean Marie Le Pen to the far right National Front party in Bordeaux November 18, 2007. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo -
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![France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) talks with Italian Northern League Member of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio before a news conference in Rome March 15, 2011. France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) talks with Italian Northern League Member of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio before a news conference in Rome March 15, 2011.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJR4YP/frances-far-right-national-front-political-party-leader-marine-le-pen-l-talks-with-italian-northern-league-member-of-the-european-parliament-mario-borghezio-before-a-news-conference-in-rome-march-15-2011-le-pen-after-she-visited-the-immigration-centre-of-lampedusa-island-criticised-what-she-described-as-slack-controls-that-allowed-tens-of-thousands-of-clandestine-immigrants-into-europe-through-sicily-reuterstony-gentile-italy-tags-politics-2CJR4YP.jpg)
France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) talks with Italian Northern League Member of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio before a news conference in Rome March 15, 2011.
![Migrants from North Africa walk near other migrants queuing up for food in the immigration centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa March 9, 2011. France's far-right National Front political party Migrants from North Africa walk near other migrants queuing up for food in the immigration centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa March 9, 2011. France's far-right National Front political party](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CWDP6Y/migrants-from-north-africa-walk-near-other-migrants-queuing-up-for-food-in-the-immigration-centre-on-the-southern-italian-island-of-lampedusa-march-9-2011-frances-far-right-national-front-political-party-leader-marine-le-pen-announced-on-tuesday-that-she-will-make-a-trip-to-italy-next-week-to-the-island-of-lampedusa-where-thousands-of-tunisians-have-fled-this-year-in-the-wake-of-the-uprising-that-toppled-long-time-ruler-zine-al-abidine-ben-ali-and-sparked-a-wave-of-upheaval-across-north-africa-and-the-middle-east-to-match-analysis-france-farright-reutersantonio-parrinello-italy-tags-2CWDP6Y.jpg)