Economic contribution of migrants
International students in UK institutions contributed £5 billion to the UK economy in 2001-02, making education provision a key economic contributor.
Migrants' wages are an average of 13% higher than those of UK-born workers.
9% of the total public sector workforce in the UK is made up of migrants.
35% of all people of working age in London are migrants and 42% of the UK's migrant population lives in the capital.
In 2002, half of the new nurses in the UK were born abroad.
According to the Bank of England, migrants' work keeps inflation down.
The Government estimates that a 1% increase in inward migration corresponds to a GDP increase of more than 1%.
The estimated annual net economic contribution made by migrants is £2.5 billion.
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