Italy to Allow 500,000 New Migrant Entries in Next Three Years

Italy’s cabinet approved a decree that lets almost 500,000 documented immigrants enter the country in the next three years.

The decision will allow “the entry into Italy of essential labor that is indispensable to the national economic and production system and otherwise unavailable domestically,” according to a government statement following a cabinet meeting.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who made curbing migration a keystone of her Brothers of Italy party’s successful 2022 national election campaign, has pointed out on repeated occasions that while some legal entries are needed, the fight against those who do not have their paperwork in order will continue.

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The new decree includes preferential treatment for citizens coming from states that promote media campaigns against illegal migration.

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