Removal of Students from Immigration Figures

Commenting on press reports that the Prime Minister is considering removing students from the immigration figures, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said:

“Removing students from the net migration figures would destroy the Prime Minister’s credibility at a stroke. He promised “No ifs. No buts” which means just that – not blatantly fiddling the figures.”

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