A study by the university of Padua, Italy, surveyed Roma in Genova. There are of course Sinti Piemontese, Bosnian Roma, and more recently arrivals from Romania.

According to research by the University of Padua, conducted as part of the European Hero project, whose leader is Liberitutti Cooperativa Sociale, “of the Roma and Sinti communities present in the city, those relocated following the dismantling of the camp in via Adamoli appear to be the more integrated and recognised, even at an institutional level”.

So if they are given good living conditions, they integrate. What a surprise …

• Integrazione di rom e sinti a Genova, una ricerca universitaria per conoscere le comunità e superare gli stereotipi. In: Il Secolo XIX. 28.10.2023. https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/genova/2023/10/28/news/integrazione_rom_sinti_genova_ricerca_universitaria-13815752/