The essay is about the romanian immigration in Rome and the Lazio province in Central Italy. It focuses on persons and their economical situations in their new country. Romanians in Italy became a notable presence mostly after 1999, due to a large wave of emigration. 80% of the emigrants went to Spain or Italy, whose national languages are related to Romanian. They were followed by a further wave beginning in 2002, when Romanian citizens obtained the right to leave their country and go to any...
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The essay is about the romanian immigration in Rome and the Lazio province in Central Italy. It focuses on persons and their economical situations in their new country. Romanians in Italy became a notable presence mostly after 1999, due to a large wave of emigration. 80% of the emigrants went to Spain or Italy, whose national languages are related to Romanian. They were followed by a further wave beginning in 2002, when Romanian citizens obtained the right to leave their country and go to any Schengen Zone country without having a visa. As of 1 January 2011, there were 968,576 Romanian citizens living in Italy, representing 21.2% of all foreign citizens in that country. Unofficial estimates put the actual number of Romanians in Italy at well over one million people.
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