A narrowing gyre? The Lega Nord and the shifting balance of Italian immigration policy

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1339-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Perlmutter
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Italian Immigration ◽  
Lega Nord ◽  
Shifting Balance

Yearly quotas and country-reserved shares in Italian immigration policy

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Cuttitta
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Irregular Migration ◽  
Quota System ◽  
Italian Immigration ◽  
Migration Flows

Regular immigration to Italy is based on a quota system setting annual ceilings to legal entries. Reserved shares are granted to single countries or categories of countries. Reserved shares have been increased; they are used as an incentive to obtain the cooperation of countries of origin in stemming irregular migration flows. The total quota of regular immigration has gradually increased too. Still, it does not fully respond to the growing demand of foreign workers on the labour market, and quotas seem to be used as crypto-regularisations rather than as an instrument for regulating legal entries.

DETENTION AND EXPULSION OF MIGRANTS: THE KHLAIFIA V. ITALY CASE

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-107
Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria Mauro
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Individual Identification ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Italian Immigration ◽  
European Court ◽  
Degrading Treatment ◽  
The Arab Spring

On 1 September 2015 the European Court of Human Rights adopted the judgment in Khlaifia and Others v. Italy, concerning the detention and the ensuing repatriation to Tunisia of three irregular immigrants who had arrived in Italy in 2011 during the “Arab Spring”. The Court found that the applicants had been unlawfully detained in Italy and that they were not provided information or the possibility to challenge their detention. Moreover, the conditions of detention amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment. Finally, according to the Court, the applicants had been subject to collective expulsion, as despite their individual identification by Italian authorities, the personal circumstances of each of them had not been evaluated prior to their removal to Tunisia. This note considers the Italian immigration policy in the light of the European Convention of Human Rights and of the examined decision, mainly in relation to the controversial aspects of the detention and expulsion of migrants.

Empire and Counter-Empire in the Italian Far Right

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 99-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Spruce
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Holy Roman Empire ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Lega Nord ◽  
Imperial Politics ◽  
Territorial Integration

What old Fascisms and new nationalisms circulate in the political spaces of Europe? Through an analysis of their split on immigration policy in 2003, this article examines the myths and ideologies of the two major far right parties in Italy, the Lega Nord and the Alleanza Nazionale. It argues that the anti-imperial mythology of the Lega, based on the defence of Lombardy against the Holy Roman Empire, has led it into a modernist politics of territoriality, borders and homogeneity. On the other hand, the Alleanza Nazionale has used its Fascist heritage, and in particular the mythologizing of the Roman empire, to open up a postmodern imperial politics, involving the expansion of borders, and the incorporation of new peoples and territories. Through the use of interviews with militants and deputies, it looks at how the Alleanza has re-articulated imperial Fascist mythologies within a new pro-European Union discourse, while the Lega has maintained its role of protest against deterritorialization despite the seeming inevitability of the territorial integration.

Immigration Policy in the European Union: Still bringing up the walls for fortress Europe?

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Bendel
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
European Council ◽  
The European Union ◽  
New Period ◽  
Fortress Europe ◽  
Immigration And Asylum

Immigration and asylum policies in the European Union have entered into a new period. The author sums up the most important achievements and failures of the EU's efforts to create a common European asylum and immigration system, and she evaluates the new Hague Programme of the European Council (November 2004) in the light of the hitherto existing policies. She concludes that the European Council's new programme lags behind the more promising guidelines of its predecessor of Tampere.

Wrestling with 9/11: Immigrant Perceptions and Perceptions of Immigrants

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Brettell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Immigrant Populations ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
The Impact

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States. 

Immigration and the tech industry: As a labour shortage remedy, for innovation, or for cost savings?

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Matloff
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
It Service ◽  
Labour Shortage ◽  
Labour Costs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The U.S

The two main reasons cited by the U.S. tech industry for hiring foreign workers--remedying labour shortages and hiring "the best and the brightest"--are investigated, using data on wages, patents, and R&D work, as well as previous research and industry statements. The analysis shows that the claims of shortage and outstanding talent are not supported by the data, even after excluding the Indian IT service firms. Instead, it is shown that the primary goals of employers in hiring  foreign workers are to reduce labour costs and to obtain "indentured" employees. Current immigration policy is causing an ‘Internal Brain Drain’ in STEM.

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