Citizenship and respect for civil rights
The case of Hina Saleem, the young woman from Pakistan killed by her father because she lived with a young Italian man, must give reason to reflect on the proposed law for citizenship for those who reside in our country for 5 years.
The number of years is an important factor and it is probable that it would be better to increase the time. Sticking to the values of the Constitution is also important.
But in my opinion, to get Italian citizenship, the most important things is the respect for the fundamental values underlying living together in society. Among these is the free choice of a marriage partner.
Hina’s father has had a regular job for more than 10 years. He has the documents necessary to get citizenship right now without the need for a new law.
Together with a new law on citizenship what are needed are severe punishments for those who violate civil rights, for example by marriages that are arranged and enforced.
Civil rights are not negotiable. Those who don’t respect them must not be allowed to obtain Italian citizenship.
Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in
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Franco,with all do rispect,how do you aspect immigrants that untill yesterday come from country that are ions behind us,understand and practise ours laws?,by the way even italians as well do not understand them,and practice them,we nedd a complitly new approch,for them tounderstandours laws,somebody first of all have to exspalain them,and teach tem,most immigrants lands in new country,not knowing the language,living with ,been supported or working with the same racial culture,and not having any idea of what is happening outside all this circle,they just know the same laws of were they come from.ciao
Postated by: evakulnura | August 24, 2006 08:01 AM
I totally agree with you Mr Di Pietro who says that immigrants who do not repect civil rights must not be given Italian citizenship. I would go one step further by saying that those who do not repect civil rights AND the Italian laws and institutions must be deported as undesirables. Unfortunately what is happening in Italy now is only the beginning. I sicerely hope that Italy will never experience the race riots and ethnic gang wars that some other countries have experienced. But that's wishful thinking. Meanwhile the gutless politicians fiddle while the Italians suffer.
Postated by: Franco D'Alessi | August 22, 2006 10:04 AM
it is unbelievable how many problems we have in our world, isnt it?
Postated by: fab tom | August 19, 2006 12:07 PM