Italians in Germany: a complex migration story
The article paints a picture of the italian migration to Germany. With a
chronological focus it’s identified three historical phases: the first one takes place
before the First World War; the second during the Nazism regime; the third and
maybe most significant one after the Second World War, in the fordism age,
which is characterised in Germany by a hefty economic growth and by the
requirements of unskilled foreign manpower. The second part of the article
presents some statistical data about the present situation of the italian migrants in
Germany. Two issues are tried to be pointed out: 1) Italians are still signed by a
high unemployment rate and law educational level. This issue is related to the fact
that they moved frequently between the two countries, and so many second
generation Italian migrants have difficulties to develop long-term migration
projects and were not faar-seeing in job searching. 2) Italians show a high
entrepreneurship rate, with a remarkable concentration in the field of gastronomy.