Projections are from the «middle series» published by Census and are based on the middle assumptions for future fertility, life expectancy, and
net immigration levels as of July 1 of each year.
Not exact matches
Following five years of policies designed to reduce
immigration, quarterly statistics released at the end of August showed
net migration reaching the highest
level on record, taking the government ever further from its goal of reducing
net flows «from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands.»
We believe the impacts of migration are better addressed though controlling
immigration, which is why the government will reduce the
level of
net migration back down to the
levels of the 1990s — tens of thousands each year, not hundreds of thousands.»
There is more to be done, but under the careful eye of Theresa May,
immigration has now fallen to its lowest
levels in a decade with
net migration from outside the European Union at its lowest
level for 14 years.
NET MIGRATION LEVELS In the eighties and nineties under Conservative Government net immigration never rose above 77,000 a ye
NET MIGRATION
LEVELS In the eighties and nineties under Conservative Government
net immigration never rose above 77,000 a ye
net immigration never rose above 77,000 a year.
Confidence in the
immigration system is low and has been for some time and the British public have consistently shown a desire to see
net migration at far lower
levels than we are currently seeing.
Immigration was a key factor in the Brexit campaign as
net levels exceeded 330,000 last year.
Immigration minister James Brokenshire insisted the government had not abandoned its target and its focus «absolutely remains on bringing
net migration down to those sustainable
levels».
Mr Brokenshire said in a tweet: «Honoured to have been asked to take on the role of
immigration minister and to continue reducing
net migration to sustainable
levels.»