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L'Italia e le migrazioni

Italy and migration

Federica Moretti

Transcript

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Italy has experienced two major seasons of migration.

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First the migration of those who left for the Americas between the nineteenth and twentieth century.

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Millions of Italians left the country in search of fortune.

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Then came the second season: that of those who arrived in Italy.

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From the eighties onwards, immigrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East have transformed Italian society.

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This process has generated tensions but also cultural richness.

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Today Italy is asking itself how to build a more inclusive society.

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The memory of its own emigrants could be a guide.