Immigration to Britain has not increased unemployment or reduced wages, study finds
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Researchers at the London School of Economics looked at the levels of immigration to each of Britain’s counties, and compared it to the unemployment rate in the same area across the same period.
They found that there was no connection between how much immigration a county had seen between 2004 and 2012 and the area’s level of unemployment.
There was no correlation between the unemployment rate and the level of migration The study also looked at whether migrants coming to an area had led to a fall in wage levels and found no evidence that this was the case.
Many areas that saw huge increases in immigration had seen wages rise and unemployment fall, while many areas which had seen no immigration had suffered from falling wages and rises in employment.
On average, immigration had a neutral effect on the employment and wage rates – neither increasing nor decreasing them.
The economists also specifically whether lower-skilled workers had seen their wages impacted, and whether migration a rise in young people out of work or training.
These areas were examined because popular perception is that migrant workers compete with the young for low wage jobs.
They said they found “no evidence” that the young or low skilled had been impacted, and called for further researcher in why anti-immigrant perceptions were still prevalent despite the evidence.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10075047.html
How many studies will it take to prove that immigration isn't the massive mountain certain people would have you believe? Although I suspect the facts are irrelevant to those people.
Thoughts?
