Foreigners can now live in Italy for study or work for up to three months without the dreaded stay permit (permesso di soggiorno). This cuts in half the amount of bureaucratic headaches — paperwork, rules, lines and time — needed to be legal here. Pinch of salt: the law (here’s a pdf, Italian only) went [...]
The few inhabitants left in Sant’Elena Sannita (Molise) are trying to save the town from extinction by turning it into a center for perfume production to supply former residents in the trade. Like many Italian towns, this one of 14 square kilometers in the province of Isernia has seen the population dwindle due to emigration. [...]
7% Italians live outside Italy 4 million Italians abroad 60% emigrants from Southern Italy 70 million children/grandchildren of Italians As the country wrestles with how to receive and integrate foreign immigrants, a steady stream of Italians still choose to leave the country. Slightly over half of those leaving, 55.5%, choose European countries to better their [...]
8,247 businesses run by foreigners, 2000 20% increase from 1999 17.3% increase in foreigners 1999-2000 16.1% of businesses are in real estate, service and computers "Ours is becoming a multiethnic region," commented Carlo Sangalli, president of Milan’s Chamber of Commerce. "Finally business is starting to reflect that." Over 60% of businesses run by foreigners were [...]
2.2% Italian population is foreign 80.4% Italians think there are too many foreigners 74.9% of Italians correlate immigrants with increased crime 73.4% Italians think foreigners do jobs Italians don’t want Despite the small percentage of foreigners in the total Italian population, fears surrounding immigrants run high, according to 1999 reports by the Italian census bureau. [...]
200,589 Number of foreigners expected to be hired by Italian firms 1999-2000 87,589 White-collar hires (inc. travel agencies, restaurants, telecommunication, finance, management) 30.6% Hires under 25 years of age 19% Total hires in Southern Italy & Islands One out of four new hires in Italy will be foreign, over half will work in industries, overwhelmingly [...]
1,464,589 foreigners in Italy (Jan. 2001) +15.3% increase from 1999 2.5% foreigners in current Italian population 2.2% foreigners in 1999 Italian population The number of foreigners resident in the Bel Paese showed a sizable increase from 1999, noted national statistics institute ISAT. The increase had little effect overall–Italy still has one of the lowest percentages [...]
