Commenting on the figures, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said:
The number of EU workers has now topped 2 million for the first time and over one million of these are from Eastern Europe. Clearly the government is going to have to get a grip of EU migration if it wants to bring overall numbers down.
Return to the Migration Glossary Table of Contents The laws, rules, and policies that govern the UK immigration system, from primary legislation to operational guidance.
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