The
Home Office has announced that net migration to the UK has fallen by a
massive 59,000. Described by the Office of Nation Statistics as
“statistically significant”, the figures also show that total
immigration fell by 42,000 over the same period to its lowest level
since 2004.
Laura
Sandys, MP for South Thanet, said, “These figures show just how
effective the Coalition Government is being in curbing immigration.
After 13 years of a Labour government that mismanaged immigration
policy, we have taken robust measures to tackle this growing problem.”
“By
ensuring that our borders are not open doors to those who want to come
here but contribute nothing to our society, we have managed to reduce
the bloated immigration figures. There is still a long way to go to get
net migration into the tens of thousands, but this is certainly a
strong step in the right direction”.
The number of foreign-born residents in England and Wales has risen by nearly three million since 2001 to 7.5 million people, the 2011 census shows.
ReplyDeleteQuite right, and for most of that time Labour were in government and had an open door immigration policy.
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ReplyDeleteHope that made you feel good, hero.
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