Immigration to grow UK population by 6m in next 25 years
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16:51 12/11/2013
The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says that the population of the UK is set to grow by nearly 10m over the next 25 years and calculates that 5.8m of that rise will be caused directly or...
Immigrants to UK have contributed £25bn since 2000
16:21 12/11/2013
Analysis of government data by academics at University College London has shown that immigrants who came to the UK between 2000 and 2011 contributed £25bn to the UK economy. The research also showed...
Study criticises UK's 'tens of thousands' immigration target
10:52 11/11/2013
Academics at University College London have published a report criticising the UK's Coalition government for its policy of reducing net immigration to 'tens of thousands' a year by 2015. The report,...
New opposition leader says Australia should increase immigration
11:13 07/11/2013
Bill Shorten, the new leader of the Australian Labor Party has told an Australian television audience that Australia should increase the number of immigrants it admits each year. Mr Shorten became...
UK immigration abandons plan for visa security bonds
12:43 06/11/2013
The UK's Home Office has announced that it will not require visa applicants from six 'high risk countries' to pay security bonds when they apply for visas. A spokesman said ''The Government has been...
London mayor is 'only UK politician who is openly pro-immigration'
19:49 04/11/2013
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has told an audience at City Hall, the home of London's government, that he is 'probably about the only politician I know of who is actually willing to stand up...
