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UK migration: six myths about immigration debunked as latest figures show fall in non-EU arrivals

26 February 2016

A study by University College London estimated that migrants coming to the UK since 2000 have been 43 per cent less likely to claim benefits or tax credits compared to the British-born workforce. ''Immigrants, especially in recent years, tend to be younger and better educated than the UK-born and less likely to be unemployed,'' the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE concluded in a separate report.

This article was published by The Times of India on February 26, 2016
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Immigration and the UK Labour Market, Jonathan Wadsworth, 2015 Centre for Economic Performance Election Analysis No.19, February 2015

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Jonathan Wadsworth webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage

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