Migration to UK rises by 21% despite coalition clampdown

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The government's cap on migration to Britain from outside Europe is being more than offset by a renewed rise in migration from Poland and other EU countries, immigration experts have warned.

British employers are increasingly turning to EU migrants to fill the gaps left by the government's clampdown on the recruitment of overseas skilled labour from outside Europe, according to Oxford University's migration observatory.

The latest annual statistics show that net inward migration – which Conservative ministers have pledged to reduce to below 100,000 by the general election – actually rose by 21% during 2010, to 239,000.

The Office for National Statistics said fewer people were leaving Britain to live abroad and net migration from eastern Europe was up – from 5,000 in 2009 to 40,000 in 2010. Emigration from the UK fell from a peak of 427,000 in 2008 to 336,000 last year.

Publishing figures for the second quarter of 2011, covering April to June this year, the ONS said study remains the most common reason for people from outside Europe to come to Britain.

Analysts at the Department for Work and Pensions said above-average unemployment rates in eurozone countries hit by the financial crisis, including Spain (20%), Lithuania (16%) and Latvia (16%), were behind increased migration to Britain. They also note that UK national insurance registrations from Ireland rose by 56% in 2010/11.

The return of the skilled Polish worker to Britain is also confirmed by the latest figures. The Polish community now numbers 555,000, larger than the Irish (353,000) and the Indian (327,000) communities.

"The UK clearly remains an attractive destination for migrants from Poland and other eastern European (A8) countries," said Carlos Vargas-Silva of the Migration Observatory. "Despite all EU member states having to open their labour markets to A8 workers, the factors that created the initial pull for A8 workers to the UK still remain in place – there is a demand for their labour, wages are still much higher than Poland or other A8 nations and there are now well established A8 communities and networks here to help new and returning EU migrants to find a job and negotiate the complexities of life in a new country."

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[phillipbbg]

Thats because they can't control people from the EU... I wish they would label the headlines correctly.... Its an old story that can not be changed whilst UK is part of EU end of story move on....

[hangel]

i think that Polish migrants are very good for the UK's population. Most of them know what its like to work and be reliable for their employers. EU migrants are probably shocked when learned about UK teenage pregnancy rate - highest in Europe, when Polish teenage pregnancy rate is lowest in Europe. The only thing that newspapers dont mention is that Polish are often used to 'regenerate' not so good housing estates. They dont have idea where to live so they go to rough places and make these areas safer. This was a case especially in Glasgow. I bet many migrants didnt have a clue how Brits are degenerated. I heard that in Poland the life has much more quality even if they appear to be poorer than Brits, they seems to be better behaving.

I think migration into the UK has advantages. Brings more civilized people into the country, who are not interested in living of the benefits for generations!!

Here is a little documentary about eastern Europeans coming to Britain.. Note that the documentary was made a few years ago, before they started leaving in masses.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oVP0R...eature=related

[Marsila]

Well everyone deserves a chance at a better life. The problem is when one person goes from a not so good place, to another place were people are a bit better than there own, but still not so good.

In the perfect world, Poland and the rest of East Europe would have been helped to make the most of its resources, instead of having it held in the hands of the few.

I have no idea how this will all end or evolve but i hope in a way that benefits everyone....we are all people on the same planet at the end of the day. some of us were lucky to be born in the right spot at the right time...others not so much......