The Minister of the Presidency said that the revision of the number of foreign residents in Portugal released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE)...
"If the government had not ended the demonstration of interest, today the immigrant population would represent 20% of the total population," said Antonio Leitão Amaro.
The number of foreigners residing in Portugal represents 14% of the population, but the Minister of the Presidency ensures that if the government had not ended the demonstration of interest the percentage would be higher.