Order 714670: Migration in Italy

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Literature Review: Migration in Italy

In this review, I will be presenting an overview of the key findings about the impact of migration on Italy. Immigrants have been entering Italy for the past twenty years. And over the decades, it became a place which people come rather than one to which people go. However, over the time, the country became more of a place for many people who are experiencing war or just for those who are seeking a normal or a better life but in a stable environment. To, provide a critical overview of existing research about my topic, I will be recurring themes that emerge from the country studies, specifically (1) changing political boundaries for the immigrants, (2) immigration interrogation, (3) economic implications.

Firstly, Italy has been invaded by migration from many nations, all those nations coming over from Libya which, Italy’s government has agreed to take in. However, the fact of having those migrants come in the country made the Italian people who are among the least racist in Europe angry. Which caused the previous unelected government step in and decriminalize illegal immigration and whenever new boats arrived on dry land of Italy, they got arrested directly. Since then, both of my sources decided to demand or asked for a set of boundaries towards the immigrants.

Secondly, my main source “Fighting discrimination and exclusion: Civil society and immigration policies in Italy” focuses more on presenting the most debated issues in the country. “The opposition between policies aimed at closing the borders and a social commitment to immigrants has generated high levels of social mobilization and political conflict in various countries. The role of civil society as a factor in the contestation, change, or integration of public policies on immigration is a well-known phenomenon (see e.g. Geddes 2003), but it has not yet been adequately explored at the micro level of the activities, everyday practices, and narratives with which non-government actors seek to change the regulation of immigration and the destinies of migrants.” (Ambrosini). Whereas, in the source “Welcome to Italy: this is what a real immigration crisis looks like” focuses more how immigrants are not getting let in the country and sometimes simply just getting arrested when they land in Italy for no reason. “The same left-wing Italian government also took the extraordinary step of decriminalizing illegal immigration, which means among other things that none of the boat people are arrested once on dry land.” (Farrell). But eventually, they both interested in setting boundaries to defend the immigrants from any violence.

Thirdly, after a long-awaited plan on immigration, the government seems to have one priority which is, sending home as many as illegal immigrants as possible and as soon as possible. They decided to apply this law because of all the explosion orders that are not enough. Regardless, those who don’t have the right to stay must return to their home countries. The fact of going through this process accelerates the right agreements with migrants’ home and transit countries especially, those who have systematic violations of human rights are well known for, like Libya. “In contempt of the right of asylum as provided for by the Italian Constitution and of the duty to respect human rights.” (Curzi). In the article “Fighting discrimination and exclusion: Civil society and immigration policies in Italy.” The author mentions the two issues which are, the civil society actors and their actions and the medical treatment of undocumented immigrants and how should we solve them by using the example of, civil exclusion. “Civil exclusion: limitations on the right of foreigners without a certain income level to request residency in certain municipalities.” As the author in the article “5 Things to know about Italy’s plan for immigration” mentioned as a plan for Italy.

Fourthly, the recent economic slowdown is having an impact on the production in Italy, with unemployment raising to around 7.8%. However, the unemployment raised because of the increase in foreign workers for a better country’s economy. More than 600.000 Italian citizens receive their pensions thanks to those immigrants who are entering the country. Italy is considered as one of the most foreigners. Obviously, not everyone who enters the country is considered as a foreign. But overall, we can say that immigrants have helped a lot in building the business otherwise the Italy would have gone out of business. Yet, it makes the Italian population mad because they do not have as much opportunities as the immigrants or the foreigners do. Both articles agree on that fact because there are more than half a million businesses run by foreigners and immigrants which, makes it hard for the Italian to find jobs or getting the chance in getting hired in order, to provide to their families.

Finally, Italy is a country with an extreme troubled history. It has existed as a single, united country for a little over 150 year. It suffered through wars, invasions, and periods of foreign domination. In this paper, I investigated the effect of the migrants in Italy by categorizing those effects in themes. My literature work is not centered on the effects specifically. But it focuses on the general impact of immigration. After addressing all the effects and how they are effecting the country, I think it is safe to say that the plan that the government is trying to set as a law to get the “illegal” immigrants from the country might help in getting rid of all the issues that Italy is facing but is it really a good idea to get rid of all these immigrants? I mean think about what I mentioned earlier of how those immigrants have helped the country in building the business.

Work cited

 “5 Things to Know about Italy's Plan for Immigration ⁄ Open Migration.” Open Migration, 23 Mar. 2017, openmigration.org/en/analyses/5-things-to-know-about-italys-plan-for-immigration/.

Ambrosini, Maurizio. “Fighting Discrimination and Exclusion: Civil Society and Immigration Policies in Italy.” ESCOhost, Sept. 2013, eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=e1c6d629-5a88-4ec1-b52d-6288dd4dcc8a%40sessionmgr4008.

Durante, Francesco. “Magazine.” Words Without Borders, www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/september-2016-italy-the-literature-of-immigration-francesco-durante.

“How Immigrants Are Saving the Italian Economy and Pensions ⁄ Open Migration.” Open Migration, 6 Mar. 2016, openmigration.org/en/op-ed/how-immigrants-are-saving-the-italian-economy-and-pensions/.

“The Effect of Immigration on Innovation in Italy.” Taylor & Francis, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2017.1360483.

 “How Immigrants Are Saving the Italian Economy and Pensions ⁄ Open Migration.” Open Migration, 6 Mar. 2016, openmigration.org/en/op-ed/how-immigrants-are-saving-the-italian-economy-and-pensions/

 “Welcome to Italy: This Is What a Real Immigration Crisis Looks Like.” The Spectator, 17 June 2015, www.spectator.co.uk/2015/06/the-invasion-of-italy/.