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A shocking report has shown that 160,000 Britons have missed out on jobs over the past ten years because they were taken by foreign labour.

The true scale of the link between migration and the dole was revealed today in an independent study by the Migration Advisory Committee (Mac).

There are 23 fewer jobs for British workers for every 100 migrants from outside the EU, the Government's immigration advisers said.
An increase of 100 foreign-born working-age migrants in the UK was linked to a reduction of 23 Britons in employment between 1995 and 2010, the Migration Advisory Committee said

An increase of 100 foreign-born working-age migrants in the UK was linked to a reduction of 23 Britons in employment between 1995 and 2010, the Migration Advisory Committee said

It comes after a report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said the number of immigrants coming to the UK had little or no impact on the number of unemployed.

An increase of 100 foreign-born working-age migrants in the UK was linked to a reduction of 23 Britons in employment between 1995 and 2010, the Mac said.

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Average wages remain the same but it added: 'Migrants are found to increase wages at the top of the UK wage distribution and to lower wages at the bottom of the distribution.'

The impact and displacement of British workers also does not last for ever, the Mac report found.
Net migration figures from Mac


Romanians outside the British Embassy in Bucharest seeking a visa which will give them entry to the UK

Romanians outside the British Embassy in Bucharest seeking a visa which will give them entry to the UK

'Those migrants who have been in the UK for over five years are not associated with displacement of British-born workers,' it said.

Between 1995 and 2010, the total working-age migrant employment rose by 2.1million and currently displaces 160,000 British-born workers, it said.

But the report added that EU migration had 'little or no impact on the native employment rate'.

Professor David Metcalf, chairman of the Mac, said: 'Assessing the impacts of migration is not a simple decision and our conclusions will require careful consideration by the Government.

'However, our research suggests that non-EEA [European Economic Area] migration is associated with some displacement of British workers.

'Financial impacts of migration are also complicated but considering overall GDP does not present a true picture.
The impact and displacement of British workers also does not last for ever, the Mac report found

'Instead, the impact of migration on the economic well-being of the resident population should be the focus.'

He added: 'Impact assessments must also consider wider effects such as the effects of skills transfer from migrants and their impacts on public finances, employability of UK workers, housing and transport.

'Although difficult to measure, these will ensure we can better understand the effects of migration.'
...WHILE SEPARATE STUDY BEGS TO DIFFER

Research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has contradicted claims by campaigners that foreign workers are crowding the jobs market.

Instead, the institute's study found that there was 'no association' between higher immigration and joblessness.

Researchers even suggested the opposite might be the case and immigration acts as an economic stimulus, pushing total employment levels higher and dole claimant numbers lower than they would otherwise have been.
Research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research found that there was 'no association' between higher immigration and joblessness

Research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research found that there was 'no association' between higher immigration and joblessness

The report said: 'Perhaps surprisingly, the interaction between migrant inflows and GDP emerges as positive, indicating that during periods of lower growth, migrant inflows are associated with ... slower [dole] claimant growth than would otherwise have occurred.'

The researchers did concede that the stimulating effects of migration on the overall labour market at a time of recession are likely to be small.

It follows claims made yesterday by immigration pressure group MigrationWatch that rising immigration from Eastern and Central Europe since European Union enlargement in 2004 had contributed to a surge in youth unemployment in Britain, which is now above one million.

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Migrants are 'pushing up house prices'

The Mac report also showed that house prices and rents are being pushed up by the number of migrants coming to the UK.

Migrants will add 8 per cent to the demand for housing, which ultimately leads to an increase in housing costs, especially in London, the south and certain parts of Scotland, it found.

The report added that migrants will inevitably contribute to the demand for public services, commit crime and generate congestion in the same way any increase in the UK-born population would.

Estimates showed migrants cost schools £2,216 per person per year, a third more than the £1,662 cost for non-migrants, perhaps because migrants tend to be both young and fertile, the Mac said.

But health services for migrants were likely to cost £2,450 per person per year, compared with £2,765 for non-migrants, possibly because migrants tend to be young and healthy.

The report also showed that more than 70 per cent of households headed by skilled migrant workers initially rented, with only 20 per cent owning and living in their own home, compared with 68 per cent of all households in England.

The Mac added that non-EU migrants were more likely to live in larger metropolitan areas than the average UK national, due to greater employment opportunities and more developed transport systems.

It also revealed that migrants were likely to make use of public transport, walking, car-sharing or cycling rather than driving in the years immediately following their arrival in the UK.

Migrants have a negative impact on the UK road system through the use of their cars, although it is not as great as the impact made by the average UK-born individual as they tend to make less non-work journeys.

But crime rates were likely to go down as a result of migration because migrants were less likely to commit crime, the report said.

Migrant groups were also found to have more trust in British political institutions, and to express a higher sense of belonging to Britain than the average UK-born individual without any migrant heritage.