Sir Andrew said that “Nearly 100,000 work related visas were issued last year, a significant number compared to net immigration of about 200,000.”
“We must, of course, continue to admit key people but economic migration must take a share of the necessary reduction in immigration if our population growth is to be brought under control,” he added.
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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