The report by the House of Lords economic affairs committee claimed that migrants contributed little to the prosperity of the rest of the population. Here are some comments about it.
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Britain is expanding. Its population will grow, according to government estimates, from 60.6m people in 2006 to 71m in 2031. Of that increase, 69 per cent will be due to immigration.
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Border, immigration, customs and visa checks will be united from April,3 in the country’s new UK Border Agency, the Home Office has announced.
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Gordon Brown says immigration is good for the UK and has rejected suggestions that an annual limit is needed.
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A government minister today said that the effects of immigration were moving too quickly for some areas of the UK and local services were being put under pressure.
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New measures to ensure closer working at the border between the police and the UK Border Agency (UKBA) were announced today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
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New legislation which will punish businesses caught employing illegal foreign workers has come into force.
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New and revised immigration application forms are to be specified for applications made on or after 29 February 2008. These forms will be available later this month.

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Details of Britain’s new Australian-style points based immigration system (PBS) were announced today as the Government published the rules for highly skilled foreign workers applying to come to the UK.

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