Italy's Media Wrestle with Immigrant-Bashing
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Italy's Media Wrestle with Immigrant-Bashing
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Italy's Media Wrestle with Immigrant-Bashing
New America Media, Commentary, Sandip Roy, Posted: Nov 24, 2009
FLORENCE, Italy--It sounds fairly benign in English, but in Italian clandestino has become a term of hot debate. Clandestinos are the “illegals” in Italy’s immigration debate. It’s the word for the country’s million-plus immigrants without papers. The word comes loaded with negative connotations. Now, Italian media observers are asking if the word itself is not fanning flames of xenophobia.
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http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=17d484248cb957...
Italy's Media Wrestle with Immigrant-Bashing
New America Media, Commentary, Sandip Roy, Posted: Nov 24, 2009
FLORENCE, Italy--It sounds fairly benign in English, but in Italian clandestino has become a term of hot debate. Clandestinos are the “illegals” in Italy’s immigration debate. It’s the word for the country’s million-plus immigrants without papers. The word comes loaded with negative connotations. Now, Italian media observers are asking if the word itself is not fanning flames of xenophobia.
read more at
www.NewAmericaMedia.org
