Immigration & Integration ⁄ Open Migration

Out of the European Council comes an even stronger Fortress Europe

October 30, 2024 - Sara Gherardi

From the European Council meeting on October 17–18, it emerged that European leaders are determined to introduce increasingly restrictive policies and experiment with innovative solutions, further limiting the right to asylum.

Immigration Flow Decree (Decreto flussi): Illegitimate practices by Italian Embassies abroad

August 9, 2024 - Sara Gherardi

The “Immigration Flow decree”, or Decreto flussi is a well-established Italian law which regulates the entry of foreign workers into the country. However, illegitimate practices by Italian Embassies abroad have reportedly come to light concerning the issuance of work visas under this decree. Members of Parliament and Senators have submitted an inquiry to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior to clarify the situation, requesting urgent intervention to enhance the system's effectiveness.

Criminalizing Immigration: the Case of Texas

January 24, 2024 - Nancy Nguyen

For years now, US border policies have attempted to stem the flow of migrants from Central America by coercive means, such as arrests and detentions without warrants, and the use of devices (barriers or buoys) to prevent people from entering the country. Now, these policies could take a further leap forward because of two bills recently passed in Texas. Nancy Nguyen writes about this for us.

Too many delays in regularising foreigners: the Milan TAR condemns the Ministry of the Interior and the Prefecture

December 11, 2023 - Open Migration

A class action brought by several associations on behalf of over 100 foreigners and employers has succeeded. The Court asserted in their judgment that the rights of those who asked to work legally were violated.

Undocumented yet overqualified. European prejudice excludes migrants

August 17, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

One of the most widespread stereotypes concerns the 'irregular-unskilled' binomial attributed to undocumented migrant workers. In a new study published by researchers at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, it is explained that this binomial, besides being false, is however a consequence of the lack of regularisation paths. Oiza Q. Obasuyi tells us about it.

Anti-migrant policies increase irregular migration

May 15, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

Do migration policies work? This is the question Sinem Yilmaz and Giacomo Solano - researchers from the Migration Policy Group - addressed by analysing the approaches EU states adopt to manage migration flows, ranging from restrictions to selectivity. Article written by Oiza Q. Obasuyi.

A “state of emergency” beyond reason

April 28, 2023 - Patrizio Gonnella

This measure, passed by the government, attracts criticism for its implications for democracy, the rule of law, international relations, and the interdependence and indivisibility of human rights, in an editorial by Patrizio Gonnella.

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