Migration Advisory Committee report

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its report into an annual limit on immigration through Tiers 1 and 2 of the points-based system.

The report recommends that the number of migrant workers coming to Britain from outside the EU should be cut by between 13% and 25% next year.

This is, of course, with the aim of reducing net migration to "tens of thousands" by the end of the term of this Parliament. But interestingly, the MAC warns that cutting the numbers of migrant workers, will only contribute 20% to the government's target of reducing UK immigration to "tens of thousands".

The other 80% cut would have come from student and family migration. This is where things could be very difficult - as capping family migration, in particular, is legally difficult due to Human Rights law.

The committee's advice will help ministers in setting the cap, which will come into effect next April.

We'll keep you informed once we hear more on the government's plans.

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