Friday,
July 27, 2007
Italian-Venezuelans Worried By Chavez, But
No Exodus
The
ANNOTICO Report
There
are about a quarter of a million Venezuelan of Italian Ancestry (130,000 are
registered with Italian consulates).
The
Italian community is highly productive, having in large part emigrated
to
Fathers
and grandfathers born in
Chavez
seems to be a Populist, and unwilling to be a US Puppet. So I don't see the
problem, but then I don't live there.
Chavez Worries
Italian-Venezuelans, But No Exodus
Velino
Raffaele Bertini and Daniel Mosseri
July 27, 2007
This happened when the
government decided to nationalise oil resources and
again with the referendum that confirmed Chavez in power, to cite but two
examples. El Pams reported on this phenomenon recently.
And it is no accident: "
And
Italians on the continent?
"Many are looking for a way back to
Fathers and grandfathers born
in
Outside Europe, preferences
go for
Is
The picture is substantially confirmed by a spokesman for the Italian embassy
in
The desire to leave is not necessarily dictated by economic consideration, since alongside high inflation there has also been strong economic growth since 2003. It is rather the ideological tendency of the Chavez government that feeds the anxiety affecting the Italian community, he said.
Among the 130,000 Italians
registered with the Italian authorities in Caracas and Maracaibo, and a similar
number who are not registered but who could recover their citizenship, people
are not necessarily looking to return to their land of origin. "Many young
people are interested in
The Italian community is
highly productive, having in large part emigrated to
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