Posted on 11/19/2002 5:46:55 PM PST by blam
Immigration causing UK population growth to soar
Mass immigration has quadrupled the rate of population growth, a report by an independent think tank claims.
The Civitas report states that immigration has added 543,000 to the population in the last three years and 1.02m to the population between 1992 and 2000.
The report says the UK is experiencing the highest levels of net immigration in its history.
It argues that the Government should implement a policy of "zero net immigration" where equal numbers of people arrive and leave the country.
Unless immigration declines, it will add more than 2 million people every 10 years, the report says.
The report, called Do We Need Mass Immigration?, claims to be the first comprehensive look at the economic, social, demographic and cultural impact of mass immigration to Britain.
It states: "Immigration at current levels is turning Britain into a country very ill at ease with itself. It imports poverty, creates parallel communities and increases social tensions, crime, and public health problems such as TB and HIV.
"Current immigration increases inequalities in the UK, because it causes a massive redistribution of wealth from those who compete with immigrants in the labour market - who tend to be poor, and suffer lower wages - to those who employ them who tend to be rich, and enjoy lower costs and bigger profits."
The report also challenges what it says are "myths" about immigration, arguing that according to government figures, Britain does not have a declining population, and the fastest-growing workforce in Europe.
Story filed: 00:53 Wednesday 20th November 2002
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