Causes and Effects of the Migratory Italian Waves in the 19th – 20th Centuries

Abstract

The phenomenon of the Italian migration proved to be intense and diverse as regards the territorial origins, but also social diversity. Migration is the process involving people of different social statuses and economic, cultural, and religious changes in the society accepting it. The abandonment of the original area by people in order to settle in other areas depends on political, economic, or natural factors. The Italian migratory process became a great migration to America, Australia, and mainly Europe. Searching for a safer or better future, Italians came to Romania as well, establishing steady communities.