Cameron announces tough measures to discourage immigrants

British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday (25 March) outlined plans for an immigration system that seeks to make it harder for immigrants to get access to social protection and housing.

At a speech in Ipswich, Cameron said that net migration to the UK needed to come down radically “from hundreds of thousands a year to just tens of thousands.”

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ESO: Background information: EU ministers target 'benefit tourism' http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-ministers-target-benefit-tourism/

BBC News, 25.03.13: David Cameron 'to curb benefits for European migrants' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21921089

UK: 10 Downing St: Speech, 25.03.13 http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/immigration-speech-cameron/

UK: FCO: Press Release, 27.03.13: British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers major speech on immigration policy https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-prime-minister-david-cameron-delivers-major-speech-on-immigration-policy

Blog: The Guardian: Comment is Free, 10.11.13: The dreaded flood of Romanian migrants isn't going to happen http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/10/flood-romanian-migrants-not-going-to-happen

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