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Press Releases for October 2002

October 31, 2002
New report challenges belief that current levels of immigration produce a net financial 'benefit' to nation.

Full Text of Releases : October 2002

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New report challenges belief that current levels of immigration produce a net financial 'benefit' to nation.

In a thorough examination of the economic case for large-scale immigration, the think-tank MigrationwatchUK reveals that the Home Office paper making this claim has 'taken only average costs for health, housing, education etc and has conveniently forgotten to include the considerable costs of building new facilities.' As a result the group says they are 'thoroughly misleading.'

In fact immigration is adding significantly to our population so that facilities have to be built or expanded. For example, a recent report for the Mayor of London predicted an increase in population of 700,000 over the next 15 years to 8.15 million, much of it due to international migration. This would require 400,000 new houses and 130 new schools.

'When these costs are added the picture totally changes from
that repeatedly painted by those wishing to justify the largest
influx of immigrants in our history,' said Sir Andrew Green, the
group's Chairman.

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