By Giuseppe De Santis
The immigration lobby often claims that immigrants bring significant economic benefits and cultural enrichment to our society. However, a recent report by the Centre for Migration Control, which analysed the latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), challenges this notion and supports nationalists’ longstanding claims on the issue.
As per the report, the UK government has spent nearly £24 billion on unemployed immigrants who do not contribute to the economy since 2020. The number does not include foreign students who fall under the ‘economically inactive’ category. However, if their expenses were added, the total cost would amount to a staggering £36 billion, equivalent to £9 billion per year.
Robert Bates, the Research Director at the Centre for Migration Control, has suggested that recent studies indicate that mass migration may not be the economic solution that open-border advocates claim it to be. Currently, the UK is in a recession with a significant drop in GDP per capita. Bates believes that policymakers should abandon their belief that a year of hundreds of thousands of net migration will help the country recover.
He said, “For the past twenty years, migration has been unlimited, and those who expressed genuine concerns were told it was an economic necessity. However, the reality is that there are now over a million migrants who are not making any economic contribution to the UK and are instead placing a net burden.”
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently released the latest data from its Labour Force Survey. The data showed that between October and December 2023, 724,000 individuals aged 16-64 who were not from the UK were classified as economically inactive.
The Centre for Migration Control analysed the Labour Force Survey and found that in 2020, there were 623,500 economically inactive migrants. In 2021, the number slightly decreased to 623,250. However, in 2022, the number rose to 740,000, and in 2023, the number decreased to 711,500.
In the past five years, the number of migrants who are not working or seeking employment and are financially supported by taxpayers has increased by 16%. If we include international students, the total number of such migrants would be 909,771 in 2020, 925,564 in 2021, 1,100,229 in 2022, and 1,135,949 in 2023.
The total cost estimates were calculated based on the per-person core provisions figures, which ranged from £8,082 to £9,168, depending on the specific year. The Centre’s estimated total cost without students was £23.74 billion, and £35.84 billion, including students.
This report is an insult to British families who are already struggling to make ends meet and enduring hardships due to austerity measures. It’s not surprising that this story received little coverage, as it has the potential to infuriate many people.
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