Immigration hit new record
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With 160 thousand people, immigration "hit a new record high" last year, according to Statistics Netherlands.
More specifically, in 2011, there were 6 thousand more immigrants than in 2010.
The growth mainly comes from new and long-standing EU member states.
Note that immigration started to grow in 2006 and continues to date.