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The Government of Portugal is ready to regularize the situation of about 30,000 immigrants, who can not prove that they entered legally but that they have been working for at least a year in the country. The goal is to grant a residence permit to those who have entered without a visa and therefore can not meet the requirements of legalization. Among the immigrants, there are a large number of Brazilians, Chinese, Nepalese and Indonesians.
With the requirement of legal documentation in the country, thousands of integrated immigrants, working and collecting taxes can not legalize.
According to the National Institute of Statistics of Portugal ( INE) between 2015 and 2080, the country's population will grow from the current 10.3 million to 7.5 million, below the forecast of 10 million in 2031 – Marieta Cazarré / Agência Brasil
With the approval of the decree to regularize immigrants, a move contrary to what is observed in Europe today. While most countries face a major migration problem, as was the case at the last meeting of the European Council last week, Portugal could find a solution to the strong demographic problem it faces. with only 10.3 million inhabitants, and with a shrinking population each year. It is a consensus among Portuguese politicians that measures are needed to combat the decline of the population. The problem is that there is no consensus on which policies should be adopted.
On one side, led by Prime Minister Antonio Costa (Socialist Party), there are those who think that the country should attract immigrants. On the other hand, there are politicians like the PSD (Social Democratic Party) who think that the incentive should be focused on policies to encourage the birth rate for the Portuguese themselves [19659007]. and the Socialist Party (PS) says that it is necessary to enter 75,000 immigrants a year for Portugal to cope with declining population, Rui Rio, the social democratic president, advocates a "policy for children ", which includes the aid of 10,000 € per child (payable in installments up to the age of 18) and free custody from 6 months
Projection
Regardless of the option chosen by Portugal, the current scenarios are not positive. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Portugal (INE), between 2015 and 2080, the country's population will increase from 10.3 million to 7.5 million people, falling below the 10 million mark in 2031. [19659002] The number of young people will increase from 1.5 to 0.9 million. However, even with an increase in the fertility rate, there will be a decrease in the number of births, motivated by the reduction in the number of women of childbearing age, reflecting the low fertility levels recorded in previous years
. 1 to 2.8 million. The aging rate will more than double from 147 to 317 seniors per 100 youth in 2080.
The working-age population will increase from 6.7 to 3.8 million people. This index will increase from 315 to 137 people of working age per 100 elderly between 2015 and 2080.
Edition: Valeria Aguiar
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