Britexpat I think the Italians are just going through what the U.S. went through with the migration of Italians in the 20th century and most recently with Mexicans, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians etc. Italy has one of the stiffest anti-immigrationl laws in the E.U. and YET they legalised half a million immigrants a year or two back. Clearly SOMEONE's confused. So they must recognise the need for the immigrants, but by trying to appease the general public which I think is fairly xenophobic they as you say, might set off a ripple effect.
Alexa, Italy like many European states has an aging population and a population size that clearly is in no hurry to do their bit in bringing little tots to this world, so they NEED the immigrants to do what they cant / wont. You take the good with the bad. Increase in population will invariably lead to an increase in crime rates, whether by Italians or immigrants. I haven't heard of / read any truly shocking crime statistics but then again Im not Italian or living there.
Britexpat I think the Italians are just going through what the U.S. went through with the migration of Italians in the 20th century and most recently with Mexicans, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians etc. Italy has one of the stiffest anti-immigrationl laws in the E.U. and YET they legalised half a million immigrants a year or two back. Clearly SOMEONE's confused. So they must recognise the need for the immigrants, but by trying to appease the general public which I think is fairly xenophobic they as you say, might set off a ripple effect.
Alexa, Italy like many European states has an aging population and a population size that clearly is in no hurry to do their bit in bringing little tots to this world, so they NEED the immigrants to do what they cant / wont. You take the good with the bad. Increase in population will invariably lead to an increase in crime rates, whether by Italians or immigrants. I haven't heard of / read any truly shocking crime statistics but then again Im not Italian or living there.