Immigration-Let's not just look at the bad bits

Not suprisingly the report of Lord Wakeham which casts doubt on Labour's immigration policies dominates the news this morning.The usual suspects headline it on their front pages,report exposes Labour's lies on the 'benefits' of mass immigration says the Mail,we must cap immigration says the Express.

The Telegraph describes the report as

a watershed. Astonishingly, it is the first detailed economic assessment to have been attempted by Parliament during a decade of mass immigration on a scale unmatched in our history

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But cutting thru the headlines what did it actually say.Well you can read it all HERE if you so wish

But here are some of its recommendations and ones that ae not getting the media coverage

1. Government policy can help immigrants raise their productivity and outcomes in the British labour market. In particular, given that language proficiency can be a key factor to economic success in the British labour market, the Government should consider whether further steps are needed to help give immigrants who come and take up employment in the UK access to English language training
2. Immigration creates significant benefits for immigrants and their families, and, in some cases, also for immigrants' countries of origin.
3. The overall conclusion from existing evidence is that immigration has very small impacts on GDP per capita, whether these impacts are positive or negative
4. Effective means must be found for enforcing the law against employers who illegally employ immigrants or who employ immigrants at wages and employment conditions that do not meet minimum standards
5. In the short term, immigration creates winners and losers in economic terms..... Consumers may also benefit from immigration through lower prices. Taxpayers are likely to benefit from lower costs of public services.

Yes there are many critisisms of the policy contained within the report but let's not dismiss the overall benefits of immigration and for that matter emigration

Peter Hoskin says

The Immigration Minister Liam Bryne swatted the accusations and proposals away on the Today programme this morning. But this report is the third in recent weeks to lambast the Government's overall approach to immigration Perhaps it's time for a rethink.