Proposal to employ migrants in Italy's cultural sector

An editorial by Stefano Monti proposes employing migrants in Italy's cultural sector, particularly in small museums and 'inner areas' with declining populations. Monti suggests creating special fixed-term contracts, providing online Italian language and history courses, and setting performance goals within six months. He argues that migrants, who risk their lives to improve their conditions, could help revitalize depopulated towns and rewrite Italy's minor territories. The proposal also includes offering similar opportunities to Italians, such as free English and French courses. Monti criticizes the current immigration debate as a stalemate between pragmatic and humanitarian arguments, advocating for a rational approach that turns migration into a resource. Italy has 7,954 municipalities, with 5,539 (70%) having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, and 135 towns with fewer than 500 residents, such as Moncenisio in Piedmont with only 29 residents.