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Thread: 10% rise in foreigners resident in Spain.

Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by steviedeluxe
Recession? Unemployment? It hasn't stopped migrants flocking to Spain it seems... http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news...le_23783.sh tml According to the official resident figures, the countries of origin with the greatest numbers are: Morocco 758,174 Romania 728,580 Ecuador 441,455 Colombia 288,255 Britain 221,073 I bet that last figure surprised some people! Of course...
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Mitzyboy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by steviedeluxe Recession? Unemployment? It hasn't stopped migrants flocking to Spain it seems... http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news...le_23783.sh tml According to the official resident figures, the countries of origin with the greatest numbers are: Morocco 758,174 Romania 728,580...

steviedeluxe replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by Mitzyboy Do you think part of it might be down to people who have been here for years being asked more often for resident documents when carrying out administrative tasks? You may well be right. Having said that, if more people are applying for residency status, ...

kimandken replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by Mitzyboy Do you think part of it might be down to people who have been here for years being asked more often for resident documents when carrying out administrative tasks? Only got the cheap fags n beer soz x

warren d replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I read in the local paper that it is now something like 51% foreigners and 49% Spanish registered as living on Ibiza.

jdr replied 1 month, 1 week ago
I am sure there are more Morocs than Spanish around here.

GrapeEater replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Quote: Originally Posted by Mitzyboy Do you think part of it might be down to people who have been here for years being asked more often for resident documents when carrying out administrative tasks? Certainly a few people I know who have been here 3+ years have only just got round to ...

jdr replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Quote: Originally Posted by GrapeEater Certainly a few people I know who have been here 3+ years have only just got round to applying for residency - so some of that 'large' percentage increase must be to do with late applications , not actually 'body' counts. + As I read the article it wasn't clear to me how ...

chulo replied 1 month, 1 week ago
There usually is an increase in migration when recessions hit, especially from poorer countries. Somebody told my wife that Spain has higher unemployment than Romania and that is down to all the Romanians being in Spain.

GrapeEater replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Quote: Originally Posted by jdr Here`s some going back home with the stuff for sale there that they have bought at the car boots here. http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/s...06-09_1316. jpg big smile !!!

mikelincs replied 1 month, 1 week ago
There may well be a lot of Brits still on the list who have moved back to the UK, we had residency, never turned it in when we left.., so that number can go down by at least 2.

 

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Madridboy
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Published (2009-11-13 22:22:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by rugbymatt Of the three quotes here ONLY ONE was quoting me so what is the point in quoting the others? Is that honestly THAT hard to understand? That answered it? Its funny, you have now caused that off topic drift, still I would imagine the hand wringers on here will blame me, pity they are not smart enough to actually read beyond... "Rugbymatt....." I wasn't aware it was a problem to multi...
warren d
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Published (2009-11-12 18:01:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Mitzyboy Well it would have been handy if you had pm'd me rather than putting a post up. I didn't do it on purpose. I mod the whole forum, and I sometimes miss things. Sorry, its now removed. I was not bothered about being called names so I was not going to pm you about it. I was just bothered about not being allowed to respond.
chulo
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Published (2009-11-12 15:44:00)
I bet the poor in the US are really glad of Obama, they will be even more happy when he stops with the big speeches and actually implements change.
rugbymatt
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Published (2009-11-14 19:21:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by bigglesworth True to form! Pointless having false facts out there eh?
cricketman
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Published (2009-11-13 12:26:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by agoreira I take it that means he didn't in fact say that then. Just look at the quote and reply at 7.30am today. Madridboy was saying that Brits are OK to complain about the Poles in Britain as they go there with no money, while Britis go to Spain with money which is OK. Not so difficult to understand really....
Mitzyboy
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Published (2009-11-11 17:17:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by warren d Well it would be handy if you had removed all of the posts referring to skin colour because I have been quoted several times in this thread because people have got the wrong end of the stick and then when I have explained myself you have deleted them. I'm getting called a "know **** all" and a "pc tosser" but I did not react angrily to those posts yet it is my posts...
steviedeluxe
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Published (2009-11-12 15:39:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by cricketman Good on Obama I say, it's about time someone helped the poor in the United States. Why should you care so much anyway? Aren't you a British person in Madrid? I used to be "An Englishman in Nuevos Ministerios" Hope that helps!
jdr
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Published (2009-11-09 20:25:00)
Supply and demand, or, demand and supply, that`s how life has been since it started.
JLFS
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Published (2009-11-14 07:39:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Makingthemove Please folks stay on this forum - it has taken me ages of reading (without joining) to be able to pluck up the courage to post! Don't be deserting me now To me, these forums are just like having a chat down the pub - there is always someone who talks b*llocks but let them crack on - it is entertaining! I currently work in the UK on getting people back into work and the simple fact is that...
agoreira
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Published (2009-11-13 20:53:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Madridboy Yes agoreira please stop reading posts properly, that would be unbearable. Even though you didn't actually say it, he knew what you meant!

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