tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post115523360473049246..comments2024-03-18T10:37:36.738+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: Myths and realities about Italy's immigrantsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1155365871410225742006-08-12T06:57:00.000+00:002006-08-12T06:57:00.000+00:00Hi georges,Just following up on what Claus said, y...Hi georges,<BR/><BR/>Just following up on what Claus said, you really do need to read around to get to grips with this, since it is a pretty complex phenomenon, and there is no really good consensus theory to explain to everyone's satisfaction just why this should be.<BR/><BR/>For starters it's to do with a phenomenon called the demographic transition. Now most people can agree when the Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431230172942198078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1155300315991140112006-08-11T12:45:00.000+00:002006-08-11T12:45:00.000+00:00To George Delatour: Not to rain on Randy's parade ...To George Delatour: <BR/><BR/>Not to rain on Randy's parade (to whom the question was adressed :)) but try browsing some of the earlier posts here on DM which offer some kind of theoretical explanation as to why this lowest-low fertility occurs. Otherwise I am sure Randy will answer you question eh Randy ? ;)CVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843402165210120665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1155299598351843892006-08-11T12:33:00.000+00:002006-08-11T12:33:00.000+00:00It might be that lots of the South American born p...It might be that lots of the South American born people living in Italy have Italian passports, through grandparents, for example, and so don't appear in surveys like this.Rob Jubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832981726367701536noreply@blogger.com