Cittadinanza e Immigrazione In Italia

Meagan Montisci and Robin Presta

IAS 145, Fall 1999

Professor Renate Holub

"We are faced with an ever increasing tendency to denote immigrants, mostly the illegal ones, as deviated, drug-smugglers, exploiters of prostitutes . And for what it concerns immigrant women, they’re all similarly associated with prostitution (if due to their own will or due to force nobody seems to care). Nobody tells about the ever-growing process of integration, which silently takes place."
(Enrico Pugliese, Diario dell’immigrazione - Diary of immigration)


Traditionally, Italy was a country of emigration, however in the last 10 years Italy has increasingly become a country of immigration. Accordingly, policies and attitudes have had to change. This due to a number of factors, such as overall European immigration changes, increasing globality, and conflicts in surrounding countries. These factors warrant further study of issues pertaining to immigration.

This web page is designed to demonstrate the processes of gaining Italian citizenship as well as the rights and duties of citizens. We also look at the immigrant and refugee communities in Italy and the policies derived from immigrant patterns. In order to create a comprehensive study,  information on this site came from a variety of sources.

Project done at UC Berkeley, November 30, 1999
Comments and information can be sent to Meagan or Robin