BALD FACTS No. 2
Immigration is financially neutral for the UK (according to Nigel Farage in the TV debate 7/6/2016). Yes, he said it. Actually I have some history on this one. I was asked by a campaign group - Migration Watch - to find evidence that there is a net cost of inward migration, to show that our services were being put under pressure. After 3 days of trying I couldn't find any research to show this. Most of the research (actually ALL of the research that I found) shows there is a benefit from immigration.
CONCLUSION: Our services are not under pressure because of immigration (see Bald Fact 1 - EU migration 0.29% - a growth rate that any organisation should be able to cope with). They are under pressure because they are under-funded. This is because this country has huge debt which has been run up by successive governments. The health service has much more serious issues, in particular with an ageing population (61% increase in over 65s by 2032).
https://21stcenturychallenges.org/britains-greying-population/
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