THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: David Cameron is to fall well short of his pledge to cut immigration to less than 100,000 by 2015, Oxford University academics have warned.
A study by the Migration Observatory today predicts the Government will only get half way towards its target despite major reform of immigration visas.
The body, made up of experts from the leading university, said net migration - the difference between those arriving and those leaving the UK - could still be running as high as 167,000 in four years time.
Figures last month showed net migration is currently running at 242,000 – a six year high – after rising for the fifth quarter in a row.
The Coalition has already been accused of watering down its pledge after Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, described it only as an "aspiration".
And the Migration Observatory now estimates Government reform will only reduce the numbers by 75,000 leaving ministers well short of the target. » | Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor | Tuesday, June 21, 2011
