Vladimir Kolokoltsev spoke about the presence of about 6.5 million immigrants in Russia.
The head of the Ministry of Interior cited such data during a speech during the government hour in the Federation Council.
He emphasized that these are data that are current as of October 1.
"The share of those engaged in legal activity increased from 45% to 50%. For comparison: ten years ago the figure was only 25%," Kolokoltsev said.