
Spain's government says the numbers of would-be immigrants from Africa fell almost half, from 13,000 in 2008 to just more than 7,000 last year. The numbers of illegal immigrants arriving in France has also dropped, with Immigration Minister Eric Besson attributing the slowdown to the economic crisis and tougher immigration policies.
西班牙政府表示,從非洲前來西班牙的移民數量幾乎減半,從2008年的13,000人下降到去年的7,000多人.抵達法國的非法移民數量也減少.法國移民部長埃里克·貝松將移民數量減少的數量歸因于經濟危機和更加嚴厲的移民政策.