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“Before ius soli or jus scholae There is one priority: to correct the injustice that has been perpetuated for 25 years against 2 million immigrants who lack Italian citizenship.” This is what someone is saying. Andrea Di Giuseppe, party deputy FdI (Brothers of Italy).
At the beginning of the legislature, the deputy elected with the votes of Italians in the USA, in particular, presented a law to give compatriots the possibility of reacquiring the Italian citizenship.
The problem dates back to 1992, when the law providing for dual citizenship was approved. Until then, those who immigrated abroad were forced to choose and, therefore, all those who acquired another citizenship before 1992 lost their Italian one and were given a window of a few years (1992-1997) to reacquire it.
At that time, the internet was in its infancy and many Italians, unaware of the law, were unable to take advantage of this opportunity. “This is enormous discrimination and, when we talk about ius soli ou jus scholae, I feel offended in relation to these 2 million Italians”, declares an indignant Di Giuseppe, who on this subject constantly receives letters asking for help from the community of Italians living abroad.
The Supreme Court reaffirmed: citizenship is born with the person.
- New legal front opened
- Processes can still be filed.
- Individual assessment before any decision.
“In all other nations, anyone who lost their citizenship before 1992 can regain it simply by presenting their birth certificate. It would be absurd to leave Italians without passports, from whom it was unjustly taken away,” states the allied deputy of Giorgia Meloni, confident that his proposed law will be debated in plenary and that the deadlines for reacquisition of citizenship will be reopened soon.
