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Spain's Foreign Population reaches 5.6 million
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By h.b. - Feb 8, 2010 - 7:20 AM
The number comes from the 'Padrón' local census for 2009
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The latest ‘Padrón’ census in Spain shows more than 5.6 million foreigners living in the country. Despite the effects of the recession the recorded number is 400,000 more than a year ago, according to the INE, National Statistic Institute.

It shows a total of 5,648,671 foreigners are registered at their local town hall, some five times that seen just a decade ago, while the number of foreigners granted a valid residence permit were 4,715,757 as of September 30 2009.

The largest nationality is the Moroccans, followed by the Romanians and the Ecuadorians and there are now more than 2.5 million residents from other EU countries.

The areas of the country to see the most growth in immigrant numbers over the year are Madrid up 58,000, Andalucía up nearly 52,000, and the Valencia region up 42,000.

Meanwhile there are reports today of the Spanish Interior Ministry giving secret express expulsion orders against immigrants without papers in Spain. It is claimed that more than 84,000 have been deported in two years.

It comes as a confidential internal police memo has been published in the Spanish press.

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