Migration

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6109230.stm

Some 1,500 migrants arrived to live in the UK every day in 2005, according to official estimates.
Government figures suggest 185,000 more people came to live in the UK than emigrated in 2005 - making the population grow by 500 a day.

The total for those arriving was lower than 2004's record, but continues a trend of high levels of migration.

While the number of arriving Eastern European workers grew, the numbers of people leaving the UK has also risen.


So 1500 in every day and 1000 out. 1500 low paid foreigners looking for free medical and education in and 1000 highly educated achievers who had enough out.

A great trend.

[MrsGoof]

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[pickle]

500, is that enough?

Only 500 a day? It doesnt sound like enough to me. Either we need more, or people need to start having more kids.

The birth rate in England and Wales has fallen to an all-time low, official figures show.
And they reveal that one in five pregnancies nationwide ends in an abortion - one in three in some areas.

The average number of children per woman is just 1.64 - the lowest since records began in 1924.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2570503.stm

[hyperD]

Net outflows of British citizens have increased. Net losses of Britons from the UK grew rapidly over the decade, from 17,000 in 1994 to 120,000 in 2004.

The largest numbers out-migrating are in the 25 to 44 age group, but since 1999 there has also been a net outflow of British citizens aged 45 to state pension age. In 2003, around two fifths of British citizens out-migrating were moving to other countries in the EU and over one quarter to Australia or New Zealand.

ONS

I think this is expedited by the short term wealth created by personal house ownership and the marked loss in value of pensions in the UK. Not sure if this is exactly the same as the "brain drain" after the last liebour administration, but it is certainly the highest migration out of the UK.

[hyperD]

Also, some of the reasons for emigration:

Work related, Accompany/Join, Formal study

have remained pretty constant while:

Other and No Reason

have doubled and in the last few years. "No Reason" has grown hugely as the reason for emigration.

It's a shame they don't include options such as:

Overcrowding, Social breakdown, Uncontrolled immigration, Taxation, Housing market (liquifying wealth), Pension

there or maybe this is something that would be considered "inappropriate".

[Viktor]

All this migration started actually long time ago, and now suddenly anyone talks about migration and the drawbacks.
Why you don't complain about immigration from the Commonwealth countries?
Ah, do you really know which countries are part of the Commonwealth? Check this:

http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign...imoc313-en.asp



That's great. All countries on the list are civilised and far superior to all those A2, A8 and tulipe from Eastern Europe...

[NoddY]

All this migration started actually long time ago, and now suddenly anyone talks about migration and the drawbacks.
Why you don't complain about immigration from the Commonwealth countries?
Ah, do you really know which countries are part of the Commonwealth? Check this:

http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign...imoc313-en.asp



That's great. All countries on the list are civilised and far superior to all those A2, A8 and tulipe from Eastern Europe...

Are you telling us how to manage our migration?

[Viktor]

"The largest group of migrants were people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, who accounted for two-thirds of net in-migration, but the largest single nationality coming to Britain was Poles.

The number of people arriving for at least a year from the eight former Soviet Bloc countries which joined the EU in May 2004 - including Poland - increased by 50 per cent to 80,000.

'This increase can be explained by 2005 being the first full calendar year following the date of accession,' said the ONS report"

No, I'm telling you to stop spitting tulipe on some nations and judge by the numbers and facts...and apply the same rules to everyone...

P.S.: I do not have anything against those countries listed in the comment. But if you complain about immigration, apply the same logic and take into account the real numbers, FFS...

[Hart-floot]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6109230.stm

Some 1,500 migrants arrived to live in the UK every day in 2005, according to official estimates.
Government figures suggest 185,000 more people came to live in the UK than emigrated in 2005 - making the population grow by 500 a day.

A great trend.

Well at least the Governor of the Bank Of England's now know's why house prices in UK have been rising even after decisions to raise interest rates by the mpc were meant to check it.

[snaw]

Not too forget some of the immigrants go home and some of the emmigrants come back ...