Commenting on the announcement by the Rt Hon David Willetts MP,
Sir Andrew Green said:
“We
welcome improvements to the migration statistics that will provide an estimate
of students’ contribution to overall net migration. Better information is
vital for a more informed debate. It is important, however, that students
remain in the government’s net migration target. If they stay on they add
to our population growth like anyone else.”
In November 2025, Migration Watch UK commissioned JL Partners to conduct a nationally representative poll of 1,520 UK adults on public attitudes toward net migration
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