migrants - the missing millions

[PurpleGorilla]

In the five years from July 2010, the ONS estimated that just under a million EU nationals moved to Britain. But during the same period, the Government gave arrivals from the EU more than 2.2 million National Insurance numbers. In four of the last five years, the gap between the two figures has widened.

Working out the reason for dry statistical discrepancies might normally be the preserve of academics. But this time it could have significant political consequences: the ONS is due to publish a study explaining the difference – together with fresh estimates of short-term migration– on Thursday, a little over a month before the EU referendum in which immigration has become a crucial battleground.

The only answer is BREXIT!

The missing million: Are we undercounting Britain's immigrants? 

[sasguru]

The only answer is BREXIT!

The missing million: Are we undercounting Britain's immigrants?*

But Norway Nexited and Switzerland Swexited and they still have more migrants per capita than us. Doh!

[diseasex]

The only answer is BREXIT!

The missing million: Are we undercounting Britain's immigrants?*

why do you think brexit would help tacke migration?

[FatLazyContractor]

[PurpleGorilla]

But Norway Nexited and Switzerland Swexited and they still have more migrants per capita than us. Doh!

evidence...

[PurpleGorilla]

why do you think brexit would help tacke migration?

We can tell them all to fark off.

[sasguru]

evidence...

If EU migration is the problem, Switzerland and Norway are not the answer - Telegraph
EU immigration: Norway and Switzerland

Besides we quite clearly need immigrants who can use their intelligence to do simple things that some natives cannot do like searching the internet for evidence.

[PurpleGorilla]

If EU migration is the problem, Switzerland and Norway are not the answer - Telegraph
EU immigration: Norway and Switzerland

Besides we quite clearly need immigrants who can use their intelligence to do simple things that some natives cannot do like searching the internet for evidence.

You're the one stating it - WTF should I look it up!

The source looks like vomit to me.

[jamesbrown]

But Norway Nexited and Switzerland Swexited and they still have more migrants per capita than us. Doh!

Personally, I don't think Brexit will impact migration all that much, because there isn't the political will to deal with it. This is evidenced by the non-EU net migration figures. That being said, I'm glad that Vote Leave is now internally consistent in wanting to "leave" the single market, because that's the only way to achieve a meaningful reduction in unskilled migration. Yes, there's a cost, but you need to convince me about that cost as measured per capita of the native population (i.e. in terms of productivity). Overall growth is meaningless. OTOH, so-called single-market regulations (mostly, they're nothing of the kind), must incur a large hit in terms of productivity. Open Europe have had a stab at this, but it's a stab in the dark.

[Bee]

If EU migration is the problem, Switzerland and Norway are not the answer - Telegraph
EU immigration: Norway and Switzerland

Besides we quite clearly need immigrants who can use their intelligence to do simple things that some natives cannot do like searching the internet for evidence.

That's why I'm going to London