The President of the Government has presented a series key economic data which demonstrate the positive impact that the arrival of foreign workers has on Spanish society. According to the figures presented by the leader of the executive power, the arrival of immigrants in the national labour market is one of the factors that help 'our public system of pensions“. And the fact is that today there is little more than 2 Spanish contributors per pensioner while the correlation of foreign workers per pensioner is much superior, with 5.6 contributors immigrants for retirees.
Besides the number, almost three times as much Compared to the relationship between the Spanish worker and the pensioner, the President of the Government has highlighted the key role that the immigrant population plays in certain sectors of the Spanish population. 'The most important thing is that these workers perform vital professions for our productive system. Nearly 50% of all employment It was established since the pandemic in 2020 and is covered by migrants, focusing on four sectors: hospitality, construction, healthcare system and agriculture“Sánchez explained despite criticism from PP and Vox.
Key sectors that contribute to national productivity levels and that in some cases are necessary for certain sectors of the population. “Delegates of the PP and Vox bank“Do me a favor, ask the employers' organizations in your constituencies where we would be without the contribution of these migrant workers” – Sánchez began – “Ask them if they are willing to uproot vineyards, to close greenhouses because you have decided that you do not want to see immigrants working in the harvest. Ask if they are willing to close terraces due to lack of waiters and waitresses. If they are in a position to fulfill all the concerns dependent people which they found for example in a Colombian or Moroccan woman a hand of hope and affection”.
The president has continued this fierce defense of immigration, not only in humanitarian terms, but also for its positive impact on the economy and Spanish society. “Do you know where all those companies would be without the contribution of that migrant population? In ruins,” Sánchez responded to Santiago Abascal in the gallery of the Congress of Deputies, ending with a key phrase: “Migration is wealth, development and prosperity.”
Sánchez delivered this speech just minutes after the president of Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF), Cristina Herrero has acknowledged that the influence of immigrant population not only supports consumer spending in Spain, but also stimulates national labor market. As an independent body, AIReF has based its analysis on these two factors in order to join the revision euphoria of macro forecasts of the Spanish economy in the past hours. And AIReF has assessed GDP is rising expected for 2024 with another four tenths to 2.4% this morning. A prediction that coincides with yesterday's by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and by the government itself, which has also updated its macro table for this year to 2.4%.
The President of the Government referred to this new macro picture in his positive speech on immigration. A macro picture in which the Executive has also taken as a reference the positive impact of immigration in terms of affiliation with social security, with a double impact on improving the sustainability of the public pension system and progress in the labour market. “The increase in the forecasts would not be possible without the contribution of migrant workers Social Security contributions “They are helping to strengthen our public pension system,” Sánchez cheered from the stands.
The Minister of Economy himself, Carlos Body, made progress in his presentation of the new macro photo that the arrival of the immigrant population has contributed positively increasing employment in the labor market while at the same time the unemployment rate has fallen. So much so that the forecasts of the latest macro table of the government even foresee reaching the 23 million members in 2027 after setting record after record in recent months at the Social Security Administration. In just two years, between 2024 and 2025, the Executive is considering the creation of one million new jobs.
In addition to Pedro Sánchez's speech or the perspectives of the government's macro framework, the government itself AIReFan independent body, has made it clear in its report that the increase in immigration It is one of the factors that has led Spain to to recover now fully protected from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and to position itself as one of the best European economies today. Moreover, the IMF itself, also independently, has made progress since Spain will play the main role best European economy in 2025with a forecast growth of 2.1%. A speech based on data that not only the government is proud of, but that is also confirmed by major national and international organizations.
