What do the latest EU migration stats mean for immigration?

2 December 2019

In the run-up to the general election, Sophie Barrett-Brown and Miglena Ilieva discuss Conservative immigration promises and the latest immigration statistics.

Brexit insecurity, return of regrettably toxic language around “lowering” immigration and soaring Home Office fees are all contributing to number of EU nationals going down and number of overseas entrepreneurs and start-ups standing at a record low, despite government assurances that the UK is “open for business”.

Read the full article in Open Access Government here.

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