This week, Home Secretary Theresa May was criticised for a speech in which she advocated much tighter controls on immigration. The Institute of Directors (IoD), a group which represents UK businesses, said that May was "pandering to anti-immigration sentiment," adding that immigration was vital for UK prosperity: "Immigrants do not steal jobs, they help fill vital skill shortages and, in doing so, create demand and more jobs."
A report published yesterday by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) creates more problems for those who would like levels of immigration into the UK to be much lower. This year's edition of the "global monitoring report" concludes that large-scale migration from poorer to richer countries will be an unavoidable issue for decades. What's more, it says that this presents a massive opportunity for both poor and rich countries if harnessed correctly.
Here's why rich countries need to rethink their immigration policy:
A report published yesterday by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) creates more problems for those who would like levels of immigration into the UK to be much lower. This year's edition of the "global monitoring report" concludes that large-scale migration from poorer to richer countries will be an unavoidable issue for decades. What's more, it says that this presents a massive opportunity for both poor and rich countries if harnessed correctly.
Here's why rich countries need to rethink their immigration policy: