10 Countries that Have the Most Legal and Illegal Immigrants

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10. Italy

Italy is one of the countries that are very attractive to immigrants, both legal and illegal. While the first ones count 9.7% of the population, the number of the latter is much more complex. According to the American Interest, 2016 was probably the year in which the biggest number of illegal immigrants came from Africa to Italy, almost 15,000. In percentages, is the increase of 43%, compared to 2015 and 38% in comparison to 2014. Generally speaking, the biggest number of illegal immigrants comes to Italy from sub-Saharan Africa, more precisely, from countries such as Senegal, Gambia, and Nigeria.

10 Countries That Have the Most Legal and Illegal Immigrants

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