How much does immigration really cost? By averaging the contributions paid by immigrants and public spending by the state, the OECD believes that "their impact on the budget" is even and can even be positive. "In all countries, the contribution of immigrants in the form of taxes and contributions exceeds the expenses that countries devote to their social protection, their health and their education", writes the organization for development and international economic cooperation. , in the report on Migration Perspectives published today. In France, for example, the net budget contribution of foreign-born people is 1.02% of GDP, a slight surplus, against an OECD average of 1.56%.
The year 2020 saw an unprecedented collapse of at least 30% in migratory flows to OECD countries, where the pandemic also "put an end to ten years of improvements" for immigrants on the labor market: this is what emerges from the Perspectives on international migration, the so-called 'International Migration Outlook', published by the OECD in Paris. "The Covid-19 crisis has caused the strongest decline ever recorded in migratory flows in OECD countries, by more than 30%", writes the organization for international economic development and cooperation based in Paris. 3.7 million people who reached its 25 member countries, immigration last year reached the lowest level ever recorded since 2003. The USA, which remains the first country ofimmigration of the OECD, recorded a decline of 44% compared to 2019, with 576,000 new entries in 2020. In Italy, the number of asylum seekers fell by 39.4% in 2020, to reach around 21,000 people.
The number of asylum seekers in Italy dropped by 39.4% in 2020, reaching around 21,000 people: this is what emerges from the Perspectives on International Migration, the so-called 'International Migration Outlook', published by the OECD in Paris. Most of the asylum seekers, specifies the organization for Development and International Economic Cooperation, come from Pakistan (4,900), Bangladesh (2,300) and El Salvador (1,100). Since 2019, the most important increase in asylum applications concerns the citizens of Bangladesh (900) and the most important decrease the citizens of Pakistan (-2 400). Of the 41,000 decisions taken in 2020 by the Italian authorities on asylum seekers, 28.4% were positive. The major changes in migration policies in the 2019-20 two-year period, specifies the OECD, are due to the "change of government in the summer of 2019 and the health crisis linked to the coronavirus. "From the OECD table dedicated to Italy, it emerges that last year there were 6.2 million people born abroad residing in Italy, of which 54 % women This is equivalent to 10.2% of the total Italian population, for an increase of 6% compared to 2010. The main countries of birth are Romania (16%), Albania (8%) and Morocco (7%).Albania (8%) and Morocco (7%).Albania (8%) and Morocco (7%).