The UK’s immigration policy is anything but coherent and designed to achieve its stated aims

The financial crisis has brought the issue of immigration to the forefront of the political agenda in several European countries. Thom Brooks writes that the UK’s immigration policy seems driven not so much by commitment to a specific vision, but instead policy management through tinkering and tampering. He argues that what the UK requires is not only leadership, but a clear and evidence-based policy on public attitudes about migration and effective policies designed around tangible principles.

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ESO: Background information: Recent waves of immigrants to the UK have contributed far more in taxes than they received in benefits http://www.europeansources.info/record/recent-waves-of-immigrants-to-the-uk-have-contributed-far-more-in-taxes-than-they-received-in-benefits/

ESO: Background information: Is immigration a reason for Britain to leave the EU? http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-immigration-a-reason-for-britain-to-leave-the-eu/

ESO: Background information: Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made http://www.europeansources.info/record/immigration-and-asylum-policy-government-plans-and-progress-made/

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