Monograph 2 - The challenge of immigration

FEBRUARY 2010

EDITORIAL

The challenge of immigration
Jordi Pujol

For Jordi Pujol, integration involves taking on board the rights and duties of immigrants, accepting the commitment to respect and integrate new arrivals into the country and repudiating the extremes of outright rejection and do-goodism.

Video Duration: 5 min.

Diversity and Citizenship in Europe Sami Naïr Polític i pensador francès d’origen argelí	Roots Separate, Putting Down Roots Unites Salvador Cardús Sociòleg, periodista i escriptor	The Future of Immigration in Catalonia: Economic Crisis and Demography Josep Oliver Catedràtic d'Economia Aplicada UAB
Sami Naïr, one of the most outstanding voices in Europe in terms of migratory movements, reflects on the concepts of homogeneity and diversity within the current context…	Salvador Cardús provides a sociological analysis of the social integration of immigration through the metaphor of roots and putting down roots.	The economist Josep Oliver positively evaluates the contribution made by immigrants to the country's growth in recent decades and also with a view to the future.
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Diagrams and Data

Immigration figures can never be more than an indication, given that it is extremely difficult to take a reliable census of foreigners. Whatever the case may be the data that we present provide evidence of just how fast the immigrant population of Catalonia has grown over the last decade, their distribution throughout Catalonia, their countries of origin and their profile in terms of age and gender.

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