EU Enlargement and Labour Migration. An ippr factfile
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This ippr FactFile seeks to provide the background to and some data on how EU enlargement is likely to affect labour migration to the UK.
The public debate surrounding immigration to the UK is almost exclusively concerned with asylum and fails to acknowledge the increasing significance of labour migration. The implications of EU enlargement have captured the public's attention and kept policy makers busy.
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