From where come immigrants in Italy? Calabria: -Morocco -Albania -Romania -Philippines -Poland

The school asked to the families to fill in this Questionnaire: 1 Age: 2 Gender : male / female 3 Educational qualification : elementary school – middle school – high school – University – Vocational Qualification – other 4 Marital status : single – married to an Italian – married to a foreigner – separated – divorced – widow – other 5 How long have you been in Italy ? For …….. years (months etc.) 6Which means of transportation did you leave by ? Plane – train – ship - coach 7Did you leave alone or with other members of your family ? Alone / with others 8How many and who were the other members of your family ? 9First town ( place ) of residence in Italy : 10 In the town where you arrived there were : your relatives – compatriots – none 11Other towns ( places ) of residence :

Questionnaire second part true / false What do you think about the following statements : Immigrants benefit, without being entitled, from social laws. true – false X Apart from the various discomforts that immigrants experience, in Italy they are able to improve their living conditions. X true – false Most of the immigrants live in Italy because they are required, there is a great demand for workers in some sectors which they cover. X true - false Immigrants are necessary to make up for the negative economic effects caused by the progressive ageing of the aboriginal population. true – false X Immigrants are indispensabile to make up for the negative demographic effects of the aboriginal population. true – false X Immigrants stay for a few years in the countries where they emigrate and then they come back to their native land. X true – false

Immigrants are a problem for the host country. true –false X The arrival of immigrants represents a danger for social safety. true – false X Immigrants are a source of innovation for Italian society. true – false X How do you consider the following statements about a “ mixed “ marriage between an Italian and a man or a woman from another country ? ( for each sentence choose if you think it is true or false ) It is a sign of integration. X true – false It cannot last long because of cultural differences. true – false X As regards religion difference, it is not something impossibile. X true – false It involves various difficulties for the married couple, among which often negative reactions from families. X true – false They are a menace to the maintenance of the integrity of cultures. true – false X. What are your prospects for the future ? Working in Italy in the hope of coming back to my (one’s ?) country one day..

Most of the families, who have filled in the questionnaire: had an education qualification. They have been living in Reggio Calabria far 5, 9, 25 years. They moved beacause they know someone in Italy. They arrived for economic problems. They work as bartenders, caregivers, domestic workers. They now live with their family. They know a little about immigrations laws. They came to find a better life.

Instead this family now lives in Reggio Calabria, but before they lived in Finland

This interview was made when they still lived in Tampere - Finland. They moved in Italy and live in Reggio Calabria, the city of our student’s father.