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See [[ | See [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration]], Wiki page with record links. | ||
*In the 2001 census, there were 58,657 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality, up from negligibly few in 1960. | *In the 2001 census, there were 58,657 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality, up from negligibly few in 1960. | ||
*From 1875 onwards, Luxembourg's economy relied upon the immigration of cheap labour to work in the country's steel mills and to counter the natural demographic decline of the native Luxembourgish population. | *From 1875 onwards, Luxembourg's economy relied upon the immigration of cheap labour to work in the country's steel mills and to counter the natural demographic decline of the native Luxembourgish population. | ||