Khalid Abaker, a Sudanese citizen who has been living and working in Italy for seven years, highlights a situation common among many migrants. He has a three-year-old daughter, but neither of them has yet obtained Italian citizenship. Currently, the child will have to wait until she turns 18 to apply. However, a recent citizenship referendum gathered 500,000 signatures, aiming to reduce the waiting period for citizenship from 10 to 5 years. Khalid’s testimony underscores the challenges faced by migrants who, along with their children, are not entitled to citizenship before spending at least 10 years in Italy.