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Recent changes in immigration policy: What are the implications for London?

Recent changes in immigration policy: What are the implications for London?. Martin Ruhs The Migration Observatory www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk LSE Roundtable 5 Oct 2012. Migration and London. About ½ of UK’s migrants live in London

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Recent changes in immigration policy: What are the implications for London?

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  1. Recent changes in immigration policy: What are the implications for London? Martin Ruhs The Migration Observatory www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk LSE Roundtable 5 Oct 2012

  2. Migration and London • About ½ of UK’s migrants live in London • 1/3 of London pop. born abroad, of whom ¼ recent migrants • new migrants, some of the longest settled migrants

  3. Key features and issues • Pop churn and mobility  provision of public services • Polarity of migrant labour market: richest and poorest • Big intra-regional differences between inner and outer boroughs • High reliance on migrants in low-wages sectors incl. construction, hospitality, contract cleaning and residential care (2/3 of care assistants in London FB; 95% of London underground workers FB) • Estimated 600,000 illegally resident migrants (LSE 2009) • London less opposed to immigration than GB as a whole

  4. Policy: UK and London • Central government has no specific migration policy for London • But various initiatives by London mayors and others, e.g. Refugee Integration Strategy 2009 London Enriched; London Strategic Migration Partnership => focus on integration • 2010 support for regularisation and opposition to cap • Admission and integration

  5. Key changes in immigration policy • Non-EU labour immigration: cap and greater selectivity • Cap undersubscribed • Biggest impact on medium/lower skilled occupations including chefs and social care • Non-EU family immigration: higher earnings threshold • => Labour supply in low-waged jobs? Housing? • Non-EU students: abuse and reducing numbers • further education and universities; evidence base weak; • [census; new local area estimates; losers and winners]

  6. www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk See especially: http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/policy-primers/migrants-london-policy-challenges

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