Italian Immigration Policies
- Until the 1980s the only official immigration policy dated from 1931 and required foreign citizens to declare their presence to the Italian authorities. In the late 1980s the government passed several laws attempting to control migration.
- Writing in the "Bologna Journal of International Affairs," author Rima Al-Azar says Italian immigration policy is based on two main laws. The Turco-Napolitano Law passed in 1998 aimed to manage migrant flow more efficiently, contain illegal migration and help legal foreigners to integrate into Italian society.
- Passed in 2002, the Bossi-Fini Law made some alterations to the previous law. It required immigrants to have a job contract before entering Italy and combined the permit for residence with the permit to work.