1. Migrants and categories The state’s perspective

2. A Migrant In the statistics

3. A Migrant In the statistics Statistics serve policy purposes

4. A Migrant In the statistics –Foreign born –Nationality –Ethnicity (sometimes religion)

5. A Migrant In the statistics –Foreign born –Nationality –Ethnicity Dutch case: allochtonen and autochtonen

6. The Allochtonous Allochtonen in the Netherlands (2006): 3.147.700 Non-western1.720.100 Western1.427.600

7. Foreign born Immigrants in the Netherlands: 1.600.200 Non-western 1.014.900 Western 585.300 Allochtonous: 3.147.700

8. The Allochtonous Allochtonen in the Netherlands in 2050: 5.678.000 Non-western3.458.000 Western2.220.000