En rapport fra London University College om innvandrere og økonomi har skapt hurrastemning og gledelige politiske korrekte overskrifter idag.
Migrants contribute £25bn to UK economy, study finds
Recent immigrants to UK ‘make net contribution’
Immigrants ‘Contribute £25bn Tax Boost To UK’
Immigration brings economic and fiscal gains to UK, reports show
Det er nesten så man kunne ønske seg MER innvandring bare ved å lese overskriftene. Gledesdreperen er som vanlig Daily Mail (som har lest hele rapporten). Vi bringes ned på jorden igjen med et brak:
How migrants from outside Europe leave a £100billion hole in the public purse: Amount taken in benefits and services is 14% higher than money put back
Sir Andrew Green fra MigrationWatch UK tenketank lot seg heller ikke rive med:
‘It is very interesting that this report finds that non-EU migrants since 1995 have made a negative contribution to the national budget, yet they have accounted for two thirds of foreign immigration over the past 15 years.