Irregular migrants in Genoa:Irregular migrants in Genoa:what kind of services they can receive…..what kind of services they can receive…..

Tampere (Finland), 10.09.2013Tampere (Finland), 10.09.2013

GENOA – 580.723 inhabitants (31.03.2013)140 different nationalities57.025 non national residents9,8% of total residentsThe eighth Italian city for number of inhabitants, the fourth Italian municipality for number of foreign residents. (non nationals)...

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Illegal immigration:Illegal immigration:a political battlegrounda political battleground

• AMNESTIES: every immigration law, regardless of the political color of the government that has done it, has been accompanied by an amnesty. Thanks to these amnesties (one every 3-4 years since 1986) were regularized approximately 2.5 million people.

• The largest amnesty was that of 2002 (the Bossi-Fini’s), and involved almost 800,000 people.

• In 2013 the total amount of regular non-UE residents is 3.5 milion people…(3.764.236 source ISTAT)

• The last one of 2012 saw the presentation of some 135,000 requests and acceptance of about 30,000 of them (still in progress...)

How many irregulars live in Genoa?

Italian Caritas’ valuation: 10-15% of regular migrants – from 5.000 to 8.000 people….

Italian immigration law ensures health care for irregular migrants…

Art 35 dpr 286/98STP code for health careSportello migranti ASL 3 – GhettoInternational medical ambulatory “Città aperta”Pediatric ambulatory “Camici e pigiami”

IL RUOLO DEL SERVIZIO CENTRALE SPRARL’importanza di fare parte di una rete nazionale che ti manda le persone quando ai dei posti disponibili, ma alla quale puoi segnalare le richieste che emergono dal territorio ed alle quali non puoi fare fronte: donne sole, donne sole con bambini, nuclei familiari, persone con disagio mentale…..Questo ci ha permesso di dare molte più risposte di quelle che i nostri posti ci avrebbero consentito…Italian immigration law ensures free access

to educational system for irregular migrants children…

Art. 38 dlgs 286/98: the educational system is free, schooling is mandatory for all children present regardless from their statusGenoa: free access for i. m. c. to public kindergartensIntercultural support by Ministry’ s “Centro Scuole Nuove Culture”And City’s “Laboratorio migrazioni”

Public and private (Ngo’s) sheltering is allowed for irregular migrants

Public dormitory – you can stay 3 days even without a permit to stay, but …..if you’re ill, elderly…

Ngo’s dormitory – you can stay untill 5 weeks without a permit to stay

Non Residents Migrant Office (U.C.S.T) gives information to regular and irregular migrantsPublic and ngos’ offices give information in order of documents, sheltering, place where to eat or where find help…

In exceptional situations irregular migrants can access public housingBosnian Roma families…..