THE GUARDIAN: Immigration contributed £6bn to Britain's economic growth last year, according to new official figures today, prompting the government to claim Britain is better off with immigration than without it.
The Home Office figures provide the first full analysis of the impact of increased immigration in the last decade. The figures outlined in a 43-page report suggest many fears on the subject are unfounded.
It said that in 2006, 574,000 migrants came to live in the UK and that they contributed around a sixth of the total growth in the economy that year. UK better off with immigration, official report shows (more) By Matthew Weaver
Mark Alexander
