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Special Debate On Rising Numbers Of Expatriates
Parliamentarians are collecting signatures to demand holding a special debate in the Assembly to discuss the dangers of the rising numbers of expatriates in the country, local media reported. According to local newspaper, some of teh MPs expects the debate to be held in February to discuss the implications of the growth in expatriate numbers on the demographic structure.
MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari said the Assembly wants to know the position of the government regarding this issue and its planned measures to deal with the imbalance in the demographic structure, adding that Kuwaitis should not remain a minority in their own country.Â
According to the latest official statistics, there are around 3.1 million expatriates in Kuwait from a total population of 4.4 million, or 70 percent of the population. Kuwaitis number 1.33 million or 30 percent of the population
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