article_snippet: In the end, more than one million travelled – with at least half that number settling in what is one of the biggest waves of immigration in British history.
article_snippet: They were attracted by wages which are significantly higher than back home.
article_snippet: Lord Green of Deddington said the figure of 13,000 Polish workers settling in the UK originally given by Labour was 'completely worthless' (file image)
article_snippet: Last night, Lord Green of Deddington, chairman of the Migration Watch campaign group, told the Mail:
article_snippet: most of the people coming here were working, didn’t have children, and were not of age to be a big burden on NHS.
article_snippet: I just think that allowing people to move [to the UK] but not to work would have been a complete own goal.
highlights_snippet: Lord Green said estimate of 13,000immigrants per year was 'worthless'
  Former Home Secretary David Blunkett rushed to defend mass migration .