Images of desperate migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea often encapsulate Italy's role in global migration, yet a variety of political developments – including the closing of Italian ports to humanitarian ships since 2018 – highlight a political landscape that is increasingly opposed to newcomers. This study utilises survey-based, quantitative interviews with 810 asylum seekers in Lombardy, conducted in 2017 and 2018, to better understand the impacts of recent political shifts. Findings show that the journey is becoming more dangerous, and that extremely adverse conditions are experienced across a range of categories. Data also suggest that despite the high rates of victimisation and growing anti-migration sentiment, migrants plan to remain in Italy and would most likely make the same choices. Moving forward, these preliminary data emphasise the need for additional research – perhaps made possible with new communication technologies – and long-term strategic responses, rather than short-term ‘emergency’ planning.

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寻求庇护者在意大利（及其他地区）移民之旅中的经历：政治格局变化中的风险因素和未来规划

绝望的移民试图穿越地中海的画面通常体现了意大利在全球移民中的作用，但各种政治事态发展——包括自 2018 年以来意大利港口对人道主义船只关闭——凸显了越来越反对新移民的政治格局。本研究利用 2017 年和 2018 年在伦巴第大区对 810 名寻求庇护者进行的基于调查的定量访谈，以更好地了解近期政治转变的影响。调查结果表明，旅程变得更加危险，并且在一系列类别中都经历了极其不利的条件。数据还表明，尽管受害率很高，反移民情绪日益高涨，但移民计划留在意大利，并且很可能会做出同样的选择。向前进，