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30/08/2008

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Ainis, Michele

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

La Stampa - Italy | 27/12/2007

The betrayal of the Italian Constitution

As the 60th anniversary of the Italian Constitution is being celebrated this December 27th, Michele Ainis considers that "our Constitution has been the victim of a triple treachery all these years. Most citizens do not know it and if they do, it is for its faults. For thirty years the political class has been conveying an image of a faulty text. But the gravest betrayal has been the latest: our Charter has been flouted since its birth, because its institutions were only installed belatedly and often in a deformed, altered manner. ... This betrayal is pretty much the original sin behind the lawlessness that surrounds us: you cannot respect laws once you are aware that it is not necessary to respect the highest law of all, the mother of all laws."

La Stampa - Italy | 07/08/2006

Italy to make naturalization easier

Debate and controversy have been prompted in Italy by the nationality bill the government proposed in July 2006. It aims to make it easier for illegal immigrants in Italy to acquire Italian citizenship. Michele Ainis wonders "whether the Italian government is being too lax by halving the duration of residence the law currently requires before nationality can be obtained and whether the reform risks attracting new, bigger migrant flows that are impossible to stem. ... Current legislation has shown that hardline policies in this field are a failure. ... The switch from jus sanguinis to jus soli might succeed or it might fail. But the reform nevertheless marks a reversal of trends and opens a new chapter in politics which, after favouring expulsion, now encourages integration."

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