Immigrants
on average earn more money than the UK-born nationals and contribute more than
£2.5bn to the economy, according to research by the Home Office.
The
research also suggests that there is little evidence that immigrants damage the
employability of UK-born nationals. Instead they fill gaps in the labour market
and improve productivity.
“Immigration
can play a positive role in the economy. Self-selection by migrants is likely
to mean that they are more resourceful entrepreneurial and ambitious,” claimed
the immigration minister Barbara Roche at the launch of the report yesterday.
By
Paul Nelson
