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2 EVOLUTION OF THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SPAIN – 2003 Spain EUR 15 CATO Institute. Lorenzo Bernaldo de Quirós y Ricardo Martínez Rico

3 EVOLUTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SPAIN

4 Fuente: Eurostat MIGRATORY BALANCE OF SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES – 2004 Spain Italy United kingdom

5 FOREIGNER'S EVOLUTION REGISTERED IN SPAIN AND IN MADRID REGION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS * MADRID SPAIN * Datos del Observatorio Regional de Inmigración. YEARS % OF FOREIGN POPULATION IN SPAIN % OF FOREIGN POPULATION IN MADRID REGION 20047,02%11,44% 20058,46%13,09% 20068,75%13,32% ,94%15,83%*

6 ORIGIN OF THE FOREIGN POPULATION FOR CONTINENTS April, 2007

7 Avril 2007 Romania ,00% Ecuador ,53% Morocco ,12% Colombia ,35% Bolivia ,74% Perú ,23% China ,26% R. Dominican ,85% Bulgaria ,81% Poland ,45% Argentina ,13% Brazil ,11% Italiy ,90% Paraguay ,89% Ukraine ,82% MAJORITY NATIONALITIES IN THE MADRID REGION. April, 2007

8 Fresnedilla de la Oliva (38%) Rascafría(29,83%) Zarzalejo(28,26%) Valdilecha (28,24%) Villamanrique(27,91%) TERRITORIAL DISTRIBUTIONApril 2007 MADRID CAPITAL53,40% METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES 35,01% NOT METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES 11,59%

9 RATE OF ACTIVITY FOR NATIONALITY. SPAIN, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS NATIVES FOREIGN TOTAL

10 INTEGRATION FROM A LIBERAL STANDPOINT Every immigrant is a distinct individual. No integration models (like multiculturalism) that divide society into separate ethnic or religious groups, with different rights for different groups of people. We do not seek any discrimination against or advantages for immigrants. Same rights, same obligation: respect the values of a free and democratic society. Respecting the law is the basis of life in a community. Integration in an open society based on merit is what allows immigrants to achieve social mobility