{"id":5383,"date":"2017-11-06T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communitymediaresearch.it\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:47:54","slug":"immigrati-orientamenti-e-percezione-a-nordest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.community.it\/en\/2017\/11\/06\/immigrati-orientamenti-e-percezione-a-nordest\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrants: orientations and perceptions in the Northeast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Migration phenomena are increasingly marked by doubt, uncertainty. The North-East, like Italy, the rest of Europe and the western world, looks at migrants with a mixture of fear and dread and, at the same time, solidarity and a desire to help. Only, for a growing part of the population, the former instances tend to increase, rather than the latter. Thus, the barometer of perceptions moves its needle towards the negative area.<\/p>\n

They are not prevalent, but hostile emotions undoubtedly take root. Feelings that are fuelled by the amplification of media reports, which often distort reality and help build a collective imagination detached from the objectivity of facts. Political exponents, then, are ready to ride the malaise of parts of the population, exasperating the polemic: deluding themselves that they can solve problems simplistically by building walls or proclaiming expulsions. It is difficult to tackle the migration issue pragmatically, without being conditioned by immediate consensus as well as moralistic attitudes.<\/p>\n

Lastly, it is enough to refer to the debate that has developed around the issue of the law on the integration of the children of migrants in Italy (known as the 'ius soli') to get the measure of the difficulties that the Italian ruling class is experiencing: it is postponing the decision because of consensus fears at the next elections. In short, it does not exercise the role for which it was elected: responsibility. The result is that it is spoken of in a shouted, oppositional manner, rarely calmly and without being a prisoner of stereotypes.<\/p>\n

\"04.09.2006<\/a><\/p>\n

Finegil Newspapers, 5 November 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Courier of the Alps, 5 November 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

The Little One, 5 November 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Messaggero Veneto, 5 November 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Trentino, 6 November 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

AltoAdige, 6 November 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Let it be clear: the phenomenon is complex and contains within it as much issues of coexistence as the resources of cultures and skills that sustain our economy and families. But the more solutions are postponed, the more problems are generated. The feeling is that more often reality is overridden by the imaginary, by hearsay. To the point that it is social representations that determine reality, and not vice versa. How much the perceptions of northeasterners towards immigrants have changed and what the orientations are towards the hypothetical law on the integration of migrant children is the subject of the latest survey by Community Media Research.<\/p>\n

Let's start with an objective piece of knowledge. Do northeasterners know how many migrants are regularly resident in Italy? Only a third (36.1%) answer the question correctly, out of all Friulians and Giulians (47.6%): as ISTAT notes, there are 5,026,153. Just over half (57.9%) underestimate the phenomenon (up to 3 million), the remaining 6.0% imagine there are more than 10 million. And what is the most widespread religion among migrants? Two-fifths (43.1%) correctly answer Christianity - according to ISTAT (2015) 56.4% belong to this religion - especially among Friulians and Giulians (66.8%), while the Veneto region appears to be the least informed (37.2%). Rather, the majority believe they are mainly Muslims (53.7%). In the latter case, in particular, it is evident how imagination obscures reality.<\/p>\n

If we add up the two answers, we obtain that the 'connoisseurs' (those who answer the two questions correctly) are only 17.2% of the Northeast, with Friulians and Giulians (38.3%) at the top of the territorial ranking. 44.7% have 'partial knowledge' (getting one of the two questions wrong) (more than the Trentino and Alto Adige people: 54.7%), while as many as 38.1% are 'non-knowers' (with both answers wrong), with the Veneto people (42.7%) leading this group. Therefore, few people know correctly how many migrants there are in Italy and what religions they profess. This level of lack of knowledge invalidates opinions and orientations.<\/p>\n

But let us go in order. There is no doubt that between 2013 and today, northeasterners' perceptions of immigrants veer towards a negative sentiment. The idea that those who commit crimes have no distinction of citizenship decreases (both Italians and foreigners are a threat: 77.8%, was 85.4%), that immigrants favour our cultural openness (55.6%, was 72.2%) as well as being a resource for our economy (63.8%, was 72.2%). On the other hand, the perception that they are a threat to individual security is reduced (25.9% from 34.5%) and the perception that they are a danger to our traditions (22.4%, was 21.5%) or a threat to employment (22.2%, was the same in 2013) remain unchanged. Adding up these opinions, we obtain that the 'welcoming' (i.e. those who offer only positive answers) are the majority of Northeasterners (55.4%), a stable share compared to 2013 (54.5%). On the other hand, the 'ambivalent' (31.6%, they were 44.1%) - whose answers emphasise now positive, now negative dimensions towards migrants - decrease in favour of an increase in the 'averse' (13.0%, they were 1.4%) who attribute only negative values to foreigners.<\/p>\n

Thus, opinions tend to be polarised, with the younger generations, students, those with university degrees, Friulians and Giulians, and people from the Veneto region showing more open attitudes. While the elderly, those with low qualifications, those on the margins of the labour market (unemployed, housewives), the Trentino and Alto Adige people have more negative moods. But it is relevant to emphasise how an open or closed inclination is directly linked to the level of knowledge possessed of the phenomenon. The more one knows about it, the greater the welcoming orientation towards immigrants. However, the change (for the worse) in the sentiment<\/em> towards foreigners, does it change the predisposition towards a legal hypothesis? It may seem paradoxical, but the answer is negative. Between 'ius soli' (28.4%, it was 36.8%) and 'ius sanguinis' (25.6%, it was 8.3%), the idea of a proactive citizenship on the part of the migrant and on condition of a path of acquisition and adherence to Italian values and culture (43.7%, it was 54.9%) remains prevalent. Only 2.3% would not give citizenship to anyone. Therefore, the vast majority among the North-Easterners would like to see adequate legislation for integration, to the point that even 72.8% of those who are 'opposed' to migrants think it right to give citizenship to immigrants, and so do 97.6% of the 'ambivalent' and 99.8% of the 'welcoming'.<\/p>\n

There is a growing feeling of hostility towards migrants. The lack of knowledge of the phenomenon, combined with exaggerated representations by the media and politicians, feed an imagination that overpowers the reality of the facts, favouring a perverse and dangerous circuit that populist instances drink from. At the same time, however, there remains the question of regulating the integration of immigrants to which only politics can provide an answer. If it were willing to assume, rather than immediate electoral consensus, the criterion of the common good.<\/p>\n

Daniele Marini<\/p>\n

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Methodological note<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Community Media Research, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo - Cassa Risparmio Veneto, carried out the Survey, which took place nationwide from 9 to 16 October 2017 on a representative sample of the population resident in Italy, aged 18 and over. The methodological aspects and the survey were taken care of by the Questlab company. The total number of respondents was 1,561 (out of 13,413 contacts). The data analysis was reproportioned on the basis of gender, territory, age group, occupational status and educational qualification. The margin of error is +\/-2.5%. The survey was carried out with a visual survey through the main social networks and with a random sample that could be reached with the CAWI and CATI systems. Full document on www.agcom.it<\/a> e www.communitymediaresearch.it<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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