Let’s take back control of our immigration
policy
Today’s migration figures confirm that we don’t have control of
our borders. Last year alone, 270,000 EU migrants came to the UK, with net
migration levels at a record 184,000. This is the equivalent of adding a
population the size of Oxford to the UK every year, putting huge pressure on our
schools, hospitals and housing.
Boris Johnson spoke today of how the UK benefits from
immigration, but that the system has ‘spun out of control’. He pointed not only
to the strain this puts on our NHS, but also the downward pressure it puts on
wages. With five more countries - including Turkey, Albania and Serbia - with a
combined population of 88 million set to join the EU, the impact will only get
worse.
