Bald Facts No. 3

Bald Facts No. 3

FACT:   Nigel Farage said in the ITV debate that he wants to cut EU immigration so that we can bring in MORE people from the rest of world - in particular other Commonwealth countries.   

He is right that we would need to maintain immigration while the economy grows and births outnumber deaths.  Over the last 20 years or so net migration has been roughly equivalent to the births minus deaths.

CONCLUSION:  Leaving the EU would not reduce immigration much (unless it triggered a recession).  While births outnumber deaths we need a steady influx of 'new blood'.  Leaving the EU would simply switch the source of the immigration.

Unfortunately, the success of increased longevity has a exponential effect on population. You have the additional older people PLUS the additional younger people needed to pay for them.

See more with the excellent article: http://chokkablog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/immigration-and-eu-referendum.html