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FactCheckQandA: Why isn't immigration falling more quickly?
23 February 2017
Why has net migration continued to rise and successive government’s failed to hit their targets?
According to the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), the majority of those who come from the EU, do so for work related reasons, whilst the majority of those who come from non-EU countries do so for study-related reasons. Both positively contribute to the UK economy with the CEP suggesting both groups have had no negative effect on jobs or wages. This is one of the main reasons the government has found it difficult to reduce immigration.
Related publications
'UK Growth: A New Chapter', LSE Growth Commission Report, February 2017.
Related Links:
Jonathan Wadsworth webpage: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/staff/person.asp?id=787
Swati Dhingra webpage: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/staff/person.asp?id=7558
Gianmarco Ottaviano webpage: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/staff/person.asp?id=7598
John Van Reenen webpage: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/staff/person.asp?id=1358