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It is absolutely vital to get this down to less than 40,000 if we are to keep our population below 70 million.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONS data released this morning shows that net migration in 2010 reached 252,000, the highest calendar year on record. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: \u201cAt over a quarter of a million in 2010, net migration was the highest it has ever been. 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