Report blows away major claims of the anti-immigration lobby
What’s being under reported is the extent to which it blows out the water some major claims of the anti-immigration lobby.
Immigration
Undercutting UK workers – Tory style
We don’t need secretive deals that bring in people through the back door and undercut the wages of UK-based workers.
It’s official: the immigration clampdown is hurting British business
Pandering to anti-migrant sentiment is hurting the British economy.
Left Foot Forward readers overwhelmingly back free movement
74 per cent do not want restrictions put on the free movement of labour within the EU.
Immigration – a midterm issue that dominates midterm elections
Immigration has not been a decisive issue in any UK General Election during my lifetime.
Poll: Should Labour support restrictions on the free movement of workers?
Should the party pledge to introduce tougher restrictions if it returns to office?
The left’s approach to immigration should differ from the Blair approach
The Blair approach to immigration is neo-liberal rather than social democratic.
It’s now clear: UKIP and the Tories were wrong about Romanian and Bulgarian immigration
We are likely to see more migration from Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, but not the large numbers we saw in 2004 and certainly not the millions predicted by UKIP.
What’s the difference between Romanians and the rest of us? Not criminality
What is the difference between Romanians and the rest of us? Because there is very little evidence to suggest it’s criminality.
Unless you want to pay more for food and social care, EU migrants are here to stay
Instead of making symbolic promises to stem benefit tourism, progressives should consider how to build good community relations in areas that are receiving EU migrants.