Italy’s Immigrant Boom
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Wed, 2007-10-31 19:43
A quote from Corriere della Sera, 30 October 2007
There are now 3.7 million legal immigrants in Italy, an increase of 21.6% in one year. The figure represents 6.2% of the overall population – the EU average is 5.6% – and puts the Bel Paese at the top of the European table of growth rates. The estimate is in the 17th report on immigration, drafted by Caritas Italiana and the Fondazione Migrantes, and published on Tuesday.
In 2006, the growth trend – 700,000 in one year – was so strong that if it continues, it will take the total resident foreign population above 10 million in the next two or three decades. […] Five out of every ten immigrants are Europeans, half of whom are EU citizens, four are Africans or Asians and one is American. […]
According to data that are as yet not comparable, the first five countries in Europe for immigration are Germany (7,287,900), Spain (4,002,500), France (3,263,200 but the data refer to 1999), the United Kingdom (3,066,100) and in fifth place Italy, with 2,300,000, although the figure is underestimated. If the latest Caritas estimates are confirmed, Italy will jump straight into third place, just behind Germany and Spain.
Italian immigration
Submitted by mangoditreviso on Thu, 2007-11-01 15:08.
@ Atlanticist911 The measures announced by the "mortadella" prodi governement are just make up measures. They will only hit a few but won't last
Italian immigration
Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Thu, 2007-11-01 11:25.
Listening to the news coming out of Italy this morning,it would appear that the Italian government are finally getting to grips with this problem.
Italy’s Immigrant Boom
Submitted by mangoditreviso on Thu, 2007-11-01 10:55.
And these are official figures. Do we know how many illegals are in Italy? Also you forget to mention several important figures:
There are now 3,690,000 milion new immigrants (officially...) which is 6,2% of the total population! In 2005, the figure was 3,035,000 which means in one year, 500,000 immigrants have arrived in Italy. (officially....)
Muslims are now over 1.2 milion.
Islam is the second most important religion of Italy.
150 different languages are now spoken in my country.
124,383 illegal immigrants were arrested last year and only 36,5% were successfully expelled (half of what was expelled in 1999).
13% of these illegals arrived by sea.
Immigrants contribute to one quarter of all crimes and of the prison population.
Under the socialist governement of Romano Prodi, Italian citizenship has boomed.
19,266 cases versus 11,945 in 2004. 40% of those requesting are eastern europeans.
Between 1995-2005 , 213,047 applications were received of which 125,535 had a positive outcome. In most cases due to marriages.