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By: Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan Thomas is a senior fellow at the Social Market Foundation

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  • Economic immigration must be presented as supplementing the UK workforce

    OPINION

    Channel crossings and record levels of working migrants coming to post-pandemic Britain have seenimmigration very much back in the news. It’s an issue we need to talk about, because immigration is only going to become more important for the UK in the future. On the demand side, Britain’s ageing population and skills shortages will mean an ongoing [...]

    Migrants Crossing English Channel Intercepted By UK Border Force
  • DEBATE: Should the UK have off-shore processing for refugees?

    Priti Patel is planning on introducing controversial plans to process refugees abroad in an attempt to stop the surge of migrants making the dangerous crossing over the channel. This year, more than 5,600 migrants have made the journey. Ms Patel is reported to be considering destinations as far-flung as Rwanda for off-shore processing. Is it [...]

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