"These foreigners are taking our jobs ... There are millions of them around us, and they come here and use our clinics and services without paying any tax."
How often have we heard such arguments? Even some of our politicians resort to such xenophobic rhetoric when trying to lure votes to get re-elected. But how much of this is true? Do we have millions of people in our region who came from other countries simply to exploit our generosity?
The official census figures tell a comp...