The business view of the Migration Advisory Committee's report on EEA migration and its impression on the UK.
After 14 months of stakeholder engagement and research, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) have published their long-awaited report on the impact of European Economic Area (EEA) migration on the UK.
Key findings
Among the report’s key findings is that migration under free movement has had little to no impact on employment, unemployment or wages of UK-born workers. It also highlights that there is very little evidence of a negative impact of immigration on investment. Furthermore, EEA migrants pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits – worth net £4.7bn in 2016/17.
The MAC makes 14 key policy recommendations
The headline for business from the MAC report is that it recommends a future immigration system not give any preference to EU migrants over those from non-EU countries. If implemented, this could hurt the UK economy as key workers are unable to come to Britain.
Amongst the highlights for business are the positive proposals fo
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