International migration and the United Kingdom: Recent patterns and trends December 2001 [antikvár]

Foreword The RDS Occasional Paper "Migration: an economic and social analysis", published earlier this year, called for further debate and serious research on how migration policy might be further developed in the interests of sustainable growth and social inclusion. In response to this, the RDS Innovations Fund financed the Migration Research Unit at the University College London to produce this study. The report brings together information on stocks of migrants within the UK, and flows to and from the UK. It examines characteristics such as citizenship, employment, occupation and skill level, to provide a comprehensive picture of migrants' impact on the UK labour market. A range of data on trends of UK migration over the last twenty-five years is analysed, with a particular focus on the last decade. The report brings together all the different data sources, including Home Office immigration and Work Permit statistics, Office of National Statistics international Passenger Survey data, and Labour Force Survey data. Together, these sources provide a coherent story about immigration, and its implications for wealth generation in the UK. This provides a context to inform policy debate on international migration and its implications for the UK labour market. Paul Wiles, Director, Research Development and Statistics Directorate, Home Office