Abstract
The immigration issue has caustic in the Italian arena and is one of the most salient issues for Italian voters. The Italian electorate is more xenophobic than most of its European counterparts. A 2003 German Marshall Fund survey found that 78% of Italians surveyed believed immigrants constituted an ‘extremely important’ or ‘important’ threat to Europe in the near future. A survey1 conducted by the International Herald Tribune in May of 2007 found that 55% of Italians believe there are too many legal immigrants in Italy. This statistic is significantly higher compared with bordering nations. When asked how they believe the illegal immigrant situation should be remedied, a stunning 60% of Italians believe all illegal immigrants should be expelled. This percentage is the highest of any European nation surveyed. Italian center-right parties are especially
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