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Italian Immigration Policy

Italian Immigration Policy. Jonathan Chaloff CeSPI Rome. Migrações Transatlânticas e Transeuropeias ISCTE 18 3 2005. The Italian Case. From emigration to immigration Evolution of policy Governance vs. Emergency Critical issues Elements for comparison. From emigration to immigration.

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Italian Immigration Policy

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  1. Italian Immigration Policy Jonathan Chaloff CeSPI Rome Migrações Transatlânticas e Transeuropeias ISCTE 18 3 2005

  2. The Italian Case • From emigration to immigration • Evolution of policy • Governance vs. Emergency • Critical issues • Elements for comparison

  3. From emigration to immigration • Policy during emigration • Development and demography • Some numbers… • Does the past mean anything for the present?

  4. Evolution of Policy • Landmark years: 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002 • Labour migration • Continuous formal and informal • Asylum policy • No framework law • Citizenship law • 1992 revision

  5. The 3 Pillars of Italian Immigration Policy • Fight against undocumented migration • Bilateral agreements • Regulated labour migration • The quota system • Integration of legally resident foreigners • Nice words, few facts

  6. Emergency 1 immigrato = allarme immigrazione 2 immigrati = emergenza immigrazione 3 immigrati = invasione di immigrati Glossario del giornalista

  7. Governance vs. Emergency • Is the “emergency” over? • Reality overtakes fantasy: regularisations • National vs. local policy during devolution • Who bears the burden?

  8. Critical issues • Women and domestic service • The Ukrainization of eldercare • Training, skills upgrades and recognition of qualifications • Competition for high-status jobs? • Guest workers in a changing labour market • Contradiction between labour law and immigration law

  9. Elements for Comparison • Is there a “Southern Mediterranean” migration paradigm? • Aging population and domestic care workers • Informal society and formal regulations • Untested capacity for social inclusion

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