6 Dec 2013 11:40

Increase of migration to Russia poses threat - Federal Migration Service director

MOSCOW. Dec 6 (Interfax) - Federal Migration Service Director Konstantin Romodanovsky said the sharp increase in the number of foreigners coming to Russia is now posing a threat.

"The number of foreigners entering our country went up by 37% in the past four years. It's almost twice as many as the number of people who entered Russia in 2009," Romodanovsky said in a lecture delivered at Moscow State University on Friday.

"On one hand, it's reasonable to speak about economic growth in Russia, there is a demand for a foreign workforce. On the other hand, it's a challenge. The challenge is that the people who are coming are not quite the people we expect," Romodanovsky said.