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April 1, 2008
Devastating Demolition of the Case for Mass Immigration by Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch, in The Daily Mail on April 1, 2008

Today's report on immigration from the House of Lords Economic Committee strikes a devastating blow against years of blatant government propaganda. It rejects outright the Government's argument that a high level of immigration is of economic benefit to the UK.

This is exactly what we in Migrationwatch have been saying for at least three years in the teeth of opposition and, indeed, insults from the immigration lobby.

Now, at last, after the first major inquiry of its kind in this country, our view has been endorsed by the considered verdict of one of the most heavyweight committees of Parliament, including, as it does, two former Chancellors, a former Governor of the Bank of England, and several distinguished economists as well as captains of industry and finance.

The committee's findings are devastating. The report takes each of the arguments that the Government has been putting forward for years, and tears them to shreds one by one. It is a watershed in the debate on immigration.

See the full article

April 1, 2008
Seven Deadly Spins (The Government's shifting arguments for large-scale immigration – issued 15 January 2007)

There is no disagreement that limited skilled migration in both directions is valuable to all concerned. Not all impacts of immigration can be measured. Neither the benefits of innovation or diversity can be calculated, nor can the costs of additional congestion be accurately assessed. However, in so far as measurement in possible, we have examined carefully the government's arguments and have found them to be either false or misleading as the following indicates.

Our overall conclusion is that the economic benefits to the resident population of net immigration are small, especially in the long run. Of course, many immigrants make a valuable contribution to the UK. But the real issue is how much net immigration is desirable. (Abstract of The House of Lords Economic Committee Report 1 April 2008, paragraph 9).

See Briefing Paper 1.14