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Probably, the difference is that historically, this country is made up of people
from different places. So we celebrate
difference, we celebrate the fact that we
are a nation of people that have become
Americans but are different: they may be
Asian, they may be European, they may
be African, but when they get here they
become Americans. On the contrary, Italians are a group of people historically
homogeneous, who are generally not
used to a big percentage of different people.
may be the businessmen of tomorrow. I
know Italy has a very low birth rate: they
may be the people who keep the country going. So don’t be afraid of them:
help them, so they can help Italy. The
opposite is to fight them, to be mean to
them, not to welcome them, and I don’t
know what that would do. They are running away from terrible situations. It
would be interesting to see how Europe
is reacting. A part of Europe is reacting
quite well, a part of it isn’t. I can’t speak in general for Europe, but I know that
in America, historically, immigrants have
What I would say to the Italians is: take helped the country.
advantage of these new people. They
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