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important destination country in Europe after Germany, with its Turkish
expatriate community comprising about 2 million individuals.
Figures 1.11 and 1.12 show recent immigration trends to Spain and Italy
and, if anything, the preponderance of Moroccan immigration. The recent
surge in Moroccan migration to Spain has been phenomenal, and is one of the
most remarkable migratory phenomena of the early 2000s. Although these
f igures partly ref lect recent Spanish regularisations, there has undoubtedly
been a major surge in Moroccan immigration. Benef iting from geographical
proximity, this upsurge has largely been a consequence of the strong demand

Figure 1.8 Immigration of Turkish, Moroccan and Egyptian nationals
to the Netherlands, 1965–2005

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

196519671969197119731975197719791981198319851987198919911993199519971999200120032005

Turkey

Morocco

Egypt

Source: CBS Netherlands

Figure 1.9 Immigration of Turkish and Moroccan nationals to Belgium,
1985–2005

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005

Turkey

Morocco

Source: Belgian Statistical Office

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