7 billion neighbors

How our economies need immigrants

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Renault factory production line.

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By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

For several years, migration policies have crystallized public debate and each election period questions the place and supposed weight of immigrants in public finances.

Beyond questions of identity and security, studies show the economic benefits of immigrants.

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In France, personal services employ, for example, 40% of immigrants, while they are 27% of construction workers and 20% of hotel and restaurant employees.

In the United States, 44% of tech company founders are immigrants.

In many sectors, their economic contribution is undeniable, yet the difficulties of obtaining papers, the departure of foreign students after their studies also penalize recruiters.

How to facilitate the professional integration of immigrants?

With

- Ekrame Boubtane

, economist specializing in international migration issues, lecturer at the

- Dominique Du Paty

, vice-president of the

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, director of integration and access to nationality at the General Directorate for Foreigners in France within the

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