Orriols: "If you don't want a third world, don't import one."

Orriols and the 'Third World': The economic background of immigration

The mayor of Ripoll and president of Aliança Catalana, Sílvia Orriols, has summarized her view on immigration in a phrase circulating online: “If you don't want a third world, don't import one.” She adds that insecurity forces people to “change dynamics and routines out of antiestéticar.” The quote is political before it is economic, but it drags along a discussion about the cost and tension of the migration model.

Orriols was born in Vic on October 9, 1984. She founded Aliança Catalana in 2020, has been the mayor of Ripoll since June 2023, and is a deputy in Parliament since June 2024. Her background is defined as independentist and anti-Salafist, with much of her analysis placing her in the orbit of the far right.

The cost attributed to immigration

The argument orbiting these positions is summarized in the thread with a formulation that repeats as fact: “a country cannot sustain the entire third world.” Those who hold this view present it as a matter of accounts, but no data is provided in the debate to support it.

The 700 linguistic complaints and their effect on commerce

The most concrete economic front attributed to her concerns touches commerce. According to a message in the thread, Orriols claims to have filed complaints against 700 businesses in Barcelona regarding linguistic matters. Those who affirm this read it as a measurable complaint involving filed reports and lost customers.

Those who counter this point out that Article 3 of the Constitution establishes Castilian as the official language of the State, with the right and duty to learn it, and that co-official status does not allow for its replacement. The discussion is full of symbols.

The police post in Ripoll: what is claimed, not proven

Posts circulate suggesting that Orriols's daughter reportedly came first in an urgent call for a local police position in Ripoll. This information has not been confirmed by the town hall or any judicial resolution, and as such, it must be read as: a suspicion of favoritism in public employment, not an established fact.

The underlying debate is not whether a phrase sounds good or bad. It is whether the spending, commerce, and tension attributed to the migration model align with the discourse. With the available data, neither position has closed the account.