increased - and sometimes uncontrolled - immigration into the country. In that context, the problems faced by the Italian authorities in the area of racial discrimination could be divided into three categories: conventional problems due to the presence 0f linguistic minorities in the national territory: problems due to the Presence of nationals of other countries of the European Community; and Problems due t0 immigration by citizens of countries not members of the European CO~unity, While the difficulties connected with the first two Categories of problems could be fairly easily resolved, the difficulties connected with the third one were more complex, inter alia, because it was very difficult to control the entry into the national territory of persons who came for the most part from African and Latin American countries. After describing the situation of the clandestine immigrants and the remedial measures taken by the Government, the rePresentative pointed out that uncontrolled immigration, beyond a tolerable threshold, inevitably gave rise to rejection and xenophobia on the part of the local population. He informed the Committee concerning the new legislation that had been adopted and said that the text 0f Law No. 39-1990 had been published in many foreign language versions for the benefit of immigrants. Under that Law any Person who considered himself persecuted in his own country could apply for asylm in Italy under the 1951 Geneva Convention. 288. Members of the Commitee paid tribute to the humanitarian attitude towards clandestine immigrants shown by the Italian Government in allowing them t0 regularize their situation. They also expressed appreciation of the quality Of the reports that had been submitted. They asked whether the population, and Particularly the minorities, had been informed 0f the rights Conferred 0n them by the declaration that the Italian Government had made under article 14 of the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the issues related to immigration, asylum, and xenophobia in Italy, highlighting the challenges faced by the government in managing the influx of immigrants from various countries. The focus is on the humanitarian aspect, with the government taking steps to regularize the situation of clandestine immigrants and provide them with rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education