Cameron posturing on migration and benefits tourism, says EU jobs official

An analysis by John Springford at the CER in October found that the arrival of more than 1 million east Europeans in Britain, mainly Poles and from the Baltic states, since 2004, has had a broadly positive impact on the economy. "Despite public hostility, the evidence suggests that immigrants from the EU improve the wage prospects of the host population on average, and employers are likely to become more reliant on EU immigrants as the country ages," it found. "EU immigrants are on average younger than Britons; they are more likely to be in employment; and they are overwhelmingly in Britain to work rather than to join a family member. On average, therefore, they are net contributors to Britain's public finances."