"The fact that in large cities like Turin, more than a quarter of our students do not have Italian citizenship is a very relevant issue. It entails depriving the country a future investment." This was said by Turin Mayor Stefano Lo Russo in an interview with La Stampa. "There are 25,000 Italian children and nearly 9,000 foreigners in our city's primary schools," he continues. But of these pupils without citizenship, almost 80% were born in our territory. The same is true of lower secondary schools. We're talking about kids who live among their classmates, play with them, study our history and literature with them, and learn how to conjugate Italian verbs correctly. They are aware, however, that they are not Italian. We turn away from these children." According to Lo Russo, it is vital to begin "with the data, which are eloquent and undeniable. Support for the birth rate, family policies, but also the Ius Scholae, which is certainly a theme of civilization, integration, but also very pragmatic: a right-wing government like Meloni's could measure itself on these issues - he emphasizes - having the courage to break down ideological barriers, and asking everyone to do so, in the interest of the country and its future".
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