DAILY EXPRESS: A MIGRANT baby boom is sending Britain’s population soaring with one in four children now born to foreign mothers.
Of the 708,708 births last year, 170,089 or 24 per cent were to immigrant mothers. It is the highest number of migrant births in the UK since records began.
The increase will worry ministers because it threatens to put even more pressure on public services, with schools and hospitals already struggling to cope.
Sir Andrew Green, of the respected think tank Migrationwatch UK, said: “These figures illustrate the massive impact immigration is having, not only on our population but also on our society.
“It’s no wonder our polls show nearly 80 per cent of people are concerned about the high level of immigration to the UK and more than 70 per cent want to see a huge cut.
“The number of babies born to immigrant mothers is a clear-cut example of the pressure that massive numbers of immigrants place on our public services.”
Such is the rapid increase in the migrant birth rate that this year it is expected to be the biggest cause of population growth, outstripping immigration for the first time. >>> By Sarah O'Grady, Social Affairs Correspondent | Friday, May 22, 2009
