Why do I think it's been pointed out? Because pro-leave politicians use immigration as a reason to leave the EU by saying "we'd like reduce immigration, but we can't without leaving the EU". Whereas it's a spurious argument, because (a) we have control over at least half of immigration currently but choose not to exercise any control over it (b) actually politicians don't want to because they know immigration grows the economy and growth in the economy is one of their key performance indicators - rightly or wrongly (I actually think wrongly - growth for the sake of it is a pointless objective).Originally Posted by Witton Park
Or why do I think it's higher? Because the UK is an attractive place for people to come and live and work. Many of whom speak English, due to language links established from the empire days.
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