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We have to stop the demonisation of ‘unskilled’ immigration
Policymakers' hero worship of "skilled" immigration has failed.
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Cameron is no friend of business when it comes to immigration
During David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s Mid Term Review press conference the Prime Minister claimed that on every issue the […]
Crazy May’s immigration policy will make us all poorer
Alex Hern covers the claim by 15 leading economists in the FT that the Home Office plans to send home poor migrants will cut 0.29% from growth over five years.
The crazy economics of reducing foreign student visas
A major cut in non-EU student visas is going to hurt universities but it’s going to hurt the UK economy even more, writes Stephen Henderson, a researcher at the UCL Cancer Institute.
Immigration cap turning into a major headache for the government
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today published the findings of its report to the government on the recommended level for the proposed cap on skilled immigration from outside the European Union. The report demonstrates the scale of the task which the Government has set itself by committing to reduce net immigration to the tens of thousands from the current level of almost 200,000.
More immigration cap anger from small businesses
Fast-growing small businesses are the latest group to speak out against the immigration cap, saying the restrictions on hiring non-EU migrants are forcing them to turn away work because they are unable to hire the right people. The news follows twin criticisms of the cap last week from the prime minister's election speechwriter and the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee.