Immigration helps British economy

Roland Rudd, chairman of Business for New Europe Group (BNE), a pressure group calling for further integration, urges the government to continue its open door policy when Bulgaria and Romania are due to enter the EU in 2007:"It is true that one cannot wholy concentrate on the benefits of migration without recognising that there are costs. Yet economic history and the example of history should be our guide in this debate. Advocates of immigration should take comfort in the overwhelming majority of the research, which illustrates net benefits. One study suggests that a 1 per cent population increase through migration triggers a 1.5 per cent increase in GDP (...) In contrast to the ugly caricature depicted by some quarters, few claim welfare benefits, with only 1.3 per cent applying for income support and job-seekers allowance."

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