Angie Orellana Hernandez: As Italy tightens citizenship laws, diaspora’s feeling of betrayal is magnified

Every month for nearly three years, Jerry Lombardo and his wife had set aside part of their pay cheques toward their dream of moving to Italy to start a business. A fresh start, Lombardo hoped, would be on the horizon as soon as the Italian government granted him citizenship by “jure sanguinis” – right of blood..