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https://twistislamophobia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Contribución_inmigrantes_1.jpg900506A recent study on immigration and their economic and demographic impact carried out by the Basque Country’s government (Spain) refutes the so-often myth of the economic burden immigrants is for society. On the contrary, the report shows that immigrants’ contributions, through direct and indirect taxes, are significantly higher than the costs arising from subsidies or other types of social assistance. These results dismantle one of the main arguments held by xenophobic and anti-immigration movements with the purpose of limiting the number of foreigners living in Spain, promoting, instead, a more open and multicultural society, which would benefit everyone of us. Foreigners living in the Basque Country contribute to the region’s treasury with more money than they receive in the form of social assistance. This is the main conclusion reached by the study “The economic and demographic impact of immigration in the Basque Country”, developed by the Basque Observatory on Immigration-Ikuspegi. This report estimates that the direct and indirect taxes paid by immigrants in 2012 were of 631 million euros. During that same year, they received 593 million as government subsidies. Thus, immigrants can be considered net contributors to the Basque Country’s treasure, according with the study, as their contribution is ...