L'immigration dans l'UE de ressortissants de pays tiers, y compris de pays candidats, constitue aujourd'hui, pour plusieurs États membres, l'unique source de croissance démographique et, donc, une source significative de main-d'oeuvre nouvelle.
Immigration of third country nationals into the EU, including from the candidate countries, is now the only source of population growth in several Member States, and therefore a significant means of adding to their labour force.