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| So ‘Tens of Thousands’ is the right policy! |
| The government's ambition to create a high-wage, low-welfare economy is being undermined by large-scale immigration into the UK, a report by the cross-party think tank Civitas shows. It also demonstrates how rapid population growth due to high immigration will not deliver a higher standard of living: GDP would grow, but the impact on GDP per capita, if any, would be tiny. Economic gains from high immigration come mainly from its impact on the age profile of the population - but that these must be set against the costs in terms of infrastructure requirements. The benefits could be achieved with as few as 50,000 immigrants net a year. |
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Civitas: Drive for high-wage economy is undermined by large-scale immigration |
