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| Migrants 'do not pull wages down' | Migrants 'do not pull wages down' |
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| There is "little evidence" that migrants have made it harder for UK workers to get employment or pull down wages, says a Bank of England report. | There is "little evidence" that migrants have made it harder for UK workers to get employment or pull down wages, says a Bank of England report. |
| The paper dismissed the idea that recent arrivals come to claim benefits. | The paper dismissed the idea that recent arrivals come to claim benefits. |
| The 0.8% unemployment rise over the past 18 months has little connection with the arrival of some 500,000 Polish and ex-Soviet bloc workers, it said. | The 0.8% unemployment rise over the past 18 months has little connection with the arrival of some 500,000 Polish and ex-Soviet bloc workers, it said. |
| The Home Office has said migrants have helped economic growth in the UK but some pressure groups disagreed. | The Home Office has said migrants have helped economic growth in the UK but some pressure groups disagreed. |
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| The paper also highlighted that population growth had been "extremely low" in comparison with other nations in the past three decades. | The paper also highlighted that population growth had been "extremely low" in comparison with other nations in the past three decades. |
| The population increase in the UK has been 7% in that time, in sharp contrast with 42% in the US, 25% in Spain and 18% in France. | The population increase in the UK has been 7% in that time, in sharp contrast with 42% in the US, 25% in Spain and 18% in France. |
| However, since 1999 the UK population has grown by 3.2%. | |
| Eight accession nations - Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and the Czech Republic - joined the EU in 2004. | |
| "The entry of recent A8 [accession] migrants appears to have improved the workings of the labour market, reduced wage and inflationary pressures." | "The entry of recent A8 [accession] migrants appears to have improved the workings of the labour market, reduced wage and inflationary pressures." |
| There was little or no evidence to suggest that the new [A8] migrants have come to the UK to claim or receive benefits; they have come to work Bank of England | There was little or no evidence to suggest that the new [A8] migrants have come to the UK to claim or receive benefits; they have come to work Bank of England |
| They have also lowered the "natural rate of unemployment," by making the workforce more adaptable and mobile. | They have also lowered the "natural rate of unemployment," by making the workforce more adaptable and mobile. |
| Such workers have contributed to keeping inflation in check by consuming less than they produce. | Such workers have contributed to keeping inflation in check by consuming less than they produce. |
| "There was little or no evidence to suggest that the new [A8] migrants have come to the UK to claim or receive benefits; they have come to work." | "There was little or no evidence to suggest that the new [A8] migrants have come to the UK to claim or receive benefits; they have come to work." |
| Certain groups argue that migrants come to the UK to use to welfare system. | Certain groups argue that migrants come to the UK to use to welfare system. |
| The paper comes after pressure group Migrationwatch UK questioned the benefit of migrants by saying their economic benefit was equal to 4p a week for each person in Britain. | The paper comes after pressure group Migrationwatch UK questioned the benefit of migrants by saying their economic benefit was equal to 4p a week for each person in Britain. |
| The report follows Romania and Bulgaria's recent entrance to the EU - though their citizens will only have limited access to UK jobs. |