This immigration is not an invasioni barbariche, as Italians refer to the Völkerwanderung, although the orders of magnitude are comparable. As migrants move between markets with well-defined property rights, immigration in principle is beneficial for both the immigrants and the target country.
尽管规模相当，但是意大利人把过去的大迁徙称为野蛮人入侵。由于移民在不同的市场之间移动并且拥有明确的产权，因此在原则上，移民现象对于移民本身以及接纳移民的国家都是有益的。移民要比在原籍国家得到更高的工资，接纳国家则从便宜的劳力获益，这样创造的价值就大于成本。