▁imm igr ants , ▁the ▁so - called ▁c land est ini , ▁whose ▁numbers ▁are ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁determine . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁quoted ▁an ▁estimate ▁of ▁ 6 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁this ▁group . ▁Since ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Wall ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁more ▁recently , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁en larg ements ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁the ▁main ▁waves ▁of ▁migration ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁social ist ▁countries ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁( es pecially ▁Roman ia , ▁Alban ia , ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁Poland ). ▁The ▁second ▁most ▁important ▁area ▁of ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Italy ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁North ▁Africa ▁( in ▁particular , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Tun is ia ), ▁with ▁so aring ▁arrival s ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Spring . ▁Furthermore , ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁growing ▁migration ▁flux es ▁from ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁( not ably , ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ) ▁and ▁Latin ▁America ▁( E cuador , ▁Peru ) ▁have ▁been ▁recorded . ▁Currently , ▁circa ▁one ▁million ▁Roman ians ▁( around ▁one ▁t enth ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁Roma ) ▁are ▁officially ▁registered ▁as ▁living ▁in ▁Italy , ▁representing ▁thus ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁individual ▁country ▁of ▁origin , ▁followed ▁by ▁Alban ians ▁and ▁Mor occ ans ▁with ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁each . ▁The ▁number