{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Twist Islamophobia","provider_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en","author_name":"Fundaci\u00f3n de Cultura Isl\u00e1mica","author_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/author\/funci\/","title":"Immigrant\u2019s economic contribution to society - Twist Islamophobia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xMNWONMSQX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2018\/08\/30\/immigrants-economic-contribution-to-society\/\">Immigrant\u2019s economic contribution to society<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2018\/08\/30\/immigrants-economic-contribution-to-society\/embed\/#?secret=xMNWONMSQX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Immigrant\u2019s economic contribution to society&#8221; &#8212; Twist Islamophobia\" data-secret=\"xMNWONMSQX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Contribuci\u00f3n_inmigrantes_1.jpg","thumbnail_width":900,"thumbnail_height":506,"description":"A recent study on immigration and their economic and demographic impact carried out by the Basque Country\u2019s government (Spain) refutes the so-often myth of the economic burden immigrants is for society. On the contrary, the report shows that immigrants\u2019 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\u2019s treasury with more money than they receive in the form of social assistance. This is the main conclusion reached by the study \u201cThe economic and demographic impact of immigration in the Basque Country\u201d, 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\u2019s treasure, according with the study, as their contribution is ..."}