“One of the perks, advantages and benefits of leaving the EU means that we can take back control and we have clear data on who is coming in and out of this country and this makes it possible for the numbers to be reduced.”
Former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg said the numbers can be reduced ‘very sharply’ with ‘tough action’ over the next two years.
The former Business Secretary said net migration numbers are “extraordinary and shocking” but the Government can still reduce the number significantly.
Speaking on GB News, he said: “These numbers are extraordinary and shocking, but the government can turn this around. One of the perks, advantages and benefits of leaving the EU means that we can take back control and we have clear data on who is coming in and out of this country and this makes it possible for the numbers to be reduced.
“So let’s look at the details. How bad is this net 606,000 figure? Well, first of all, 114,000 came from Ukraine, and another 52,000 came from Hong Kong, which almost everyone accepts is a good thing to be doing and our duty. So these numbers are there, but they’re not likely to continue.
“Assume that both Ukraine and Hong Kong settle down in the next few years. That would bring the net number down by 150,000 to 450,000. Those coming in on the study route, by and large, seem to leave but we need to make sure that that happens.”
How bad is this net 606,000 figure? Well, first of all, 114,000 came from Ukraine, and another 52,000 came from Hong Kong, which almost everyone accepts is a good thing to be doing and our duty. So these numbers are there, but they’re not likely to continue.
Mr Rees-Mogg continued: “Interestingly, 121,000 came in in 2019 and 153,000 left in 2012. So, if they were doing a three-year course, more left than came in, so if we could now freeze student numbers at their current level and stop dependence, net migration in the next couple of years would come down very sharply.
“If we get back to the 2018 level, that would get us down to net migration in the tens of thousands, assuming the students leave and Hong Kong and Ukraine don’t need to come.
“However, this requires tough action and the Government hasn’t been taking that, it’s largely scrapped the resident labour market test, which required employers to advertise a position in the UK first.”
Mr Rees-Mogg added: “The Government has issued shortage occupation lists for roles such as architecture, engineering and scientists, which allow employers to pay less.
“Instead, the market should be offering better wages, which will encourage more people domestically to train in such professions. Work visas do not help the economy. They force wages and productivity down, you get cheap labour rather than investing in better productivity and mechanisation.
“Unfortunately, mass migration is based on the economic fallacy that reducing migration ought to lead to growth in the national income per person so that each one of them each one of us is better off.”
Source: GB News
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