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Official statistics revealed on Thursday have confirmed that the net migration to Britain has reached a record breaking level, i.e. 333,000 in the year to March 2015. The figure shows depicts the increase in the population due to the effects of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the agency pointed out that a vast majority of the people entering the UK, i.e. 269,000 out of the total 333,000, were EU citizen who enjoy the freedom of movement within the European Union.
The net migration level shows the difference between the number of people leaving the country and the number of people entering. Currently, it has increased more than 10,000 compared to the previous record level of net migration, which was set in June 2005. Although Immigration minister James Brokenshire called the figures “disappointing,” it was much in line with expectations and the fifth consecutive quarter that saw an increase. However, Prime Minister David Cameron had set a target to bring net migration less than 100,000, implying that it has been missed by three times.
As a result, several business groups have called the government’s unbelievably optimistic net migration target “bizarre” and asked for a review of the policy. The Institute of Directors’ director general, Simon Walker, stated that “scrabbling around to find measures to hit a bizarre and unachievable migration target is no way to give British businesses the stable environment they need.” He added that “combined with ministers’ increasingly strong rhetoric on immigration, the UK’s reputation as an open, competitive economy is under threat.”
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