Commenting on the proposals on immigration in the Conservative manifesto, Migrationwatch chairman, Sir Andrew Green said today:
‘This is a very significant turning point in the crucial debate on immigration, which is of huge concern to the public. At last we have a manifesto that sets out, for the first time, an overall objective for net immigration. This is a reversal of the policies of the last decade – but of course there will be plenty of devils in the detail. Unless we can get net immigration down to about 40,000, a UK population of 70 million will be inevitable’