A Guide to Recent Research on the Economic Impact of Immigration on the UK | Migration Watch UK

Migration Watch UK today published a summary guide (Briefing Paper No 1.29) to the latest research. It covers:

   Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head
   Employment
   Wages
   Budgetary impact

And includes useful quotes (and urls) from:

   House of Lords
   Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)
   National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)
   Office for National Statistics (ONS)
   Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

It is intended as a useful reference document for those with a serious interest in the subject.

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