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Churches attributes some of the progress of Aragon and encourages immigrants to build dwellings rather than seek roots.

The Chairman of Government of Aragon, Marcelino Iglesias, attributed part of socio-economic progress experienced by the Autonomous Community in recent years to immigrants and would urge everyone to "build mansions rather than seek roots." The chief executive spoke at the inauguration autonomous of the Fourth European Ministerial Conference on Integration, held on Thursday 15 April, and tomorrow in Zaragoza.

In his intervention, President Aragonese is aligned with the thesis of Labor Minister Celestino Corbacho, and Home Affairs Commissioner of the European Union (EU), Cecilia Maelstrom, who pushed for cross-immigration policies and the integration of immigrant citizens.

The sixth of the population living in Aragon, ie 12 per cent are of foreign origin, said Iglesias, who noted that when he agreed to the Chair of the Regional percentage in the region did not reach one percent.

Marcelino Iglesias asserts that the development of Aragon "has required the work of many immigrants and, at present," the immigrant population is affected by the crisis, "well above" its relative importance in society.

Aragonese President denied that the phenomenon of immigration is an "unavoidable problem" and attacked those who "are driven by opportunism and simplistic analysis, against which opposed the social inclusion policies, which have become the phenomenon a matter "central" government of its action.

The chief executive autonomous alluded to the early years of his government, when regional immigration policies focused on promoting access for these citizens to all public services and created the Immigration Forum, as well as an interdepartmental committee, by immigration actions in areas such as housing, health or education.

Now it is settling "the normal contact between all residents of Aragon, Marcelino Iglesias assure you, who advocate plans to launch" citizenship and coexistence. " So far the effort has been "intense, but essential," he continued Iglesias, who notice that "a region that only looks inward not only damages the whole country but of Europe."

Iglesias stressed "the role that the regions have" in the integration of immigration as an engine for development and social cohesion ", after which I advocate for sharing the" spirit of cooperation "between all levels of governance. Consider it important to involve regional administrations in the development plans for immigration due to its proximity to the population and territory, which makes self-government in familiar with the needs of citizens.

"For our health we are called to build democratic shared spaces where you recognize and negotiate conflicts, which allows us to build dwellings rather than seek roots, that we become-a-regions in purpose and common task for all Europeans, have ancestors who have, where you recognize that the differences are creative and productive relationship as only "proclaim Marcelino Iglesias, who defended&quot,Mladen_Colic_is_proclaimed_then; equal opportunities for immigrants and limit the condition of migrants who decide to migrate,Rubalcaba_and_they_contacted_Arese, not several successive generations, the president said Aragones.

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