The numbers of immigrants living with diabetes in Spain is estimated between 15-25 percent of immigrants, compared to just 12 percent among native Spaniards. “We think there are around 500,000 diabetic immigrants, diagnosed and not, most of whom are Latin American, Moroccan and Pakistani”, explains Josep Franch at the Raval Sud Drassanes medical clinic in…
Italy’s police arrested hundreds of illegal immigrants last week in a sweep of migrant shantytowns in major Italian urban areas across the country. Nearly 400 people were arrested, and 100 were immediately expelled – most of who were Moroccans and Romanians who violated immigration laws, were involved in theft and prostitution, or drug dealing. The…
Immigrants in the northern Italian city of Padua have decided to contribute to local security, by organizing a local nighttime neighborhood watch. Mohammed Ahmed, an Egyptian-born news anchor, launched the initiative. The group of immigrants who are integrated in the local community will begin their patrol on Friday night, in several districts of the city….
Newly drafted laws in the Catalonia region of Spain will limit immigrants in public and other colleges as part of a regional education law. The law will permit different percentages of foreigners in certain education areas, and those areas with too few foreigners will be able to increase the number of positions by up to…
The Faculty of education of Lumsa and Regione Lazio has sponsored a pilot project aimed to inform and sensitize immigrants about food in Italy. A leaflet describing _healthy lifestyle’ included information about alimentary habits of some ethnic groups in Italy, and a food pyramid built on the principles of nutritional information and a importance of…
