The origins of Republican Italy’s Migration Policy: Between Ministerial Circulars and Informal Measures
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Abstract
By the time Italy got its first immigration law (1986), the country was no longer just the place Italian emigrants left behind, but was increasingly emerging as a destination country for foreign workers. However, neither Parliament nor public opinion seemed to understand this change. On the contrary, the State’s administrative apparatus proved to be aware of growing foreign presence, issuing circulars and other informal measures
Keywords
- immigration
- ministerial circulars
- informal measures
- regulatory framework
- society
