The number of migrants in the Russian capital In the current year has not decreased, with 80% of them came to the capital legally, said the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin on the last working day of the week.

"The number of migrants has not decreased in comparison with previous years, this has changed their structure - less began to arrive from Central Asia and more to do with Ukraine," - said Sobyanin in the conversation.

He noticed that 80% of migrants legalized - " they came, told about themselves, passed the exam on the knowledge of Russian, received the patent."" This is good because we know who is coming to us, " explained the mayor.

Sobyanin said that the Number of migrants involved in the housing sector is decreasing, while most foreign Residents work in construction and trade.

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